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The present invention is an improved solar concentrator array utilizing a monolithic array of primary mirrors fabricated from a single sheet of formable material. The material may include glass, plastic, and metal of a high thermal stability to be able to withstand a broad range of temperature conditions. The monolithic array of this invention may include integral alignment or attachment features for attachment to a supporting structure.

A photovoltaic array includes a plurality of generally planar cells, arranged in panels, a light collecting body having a solar energy collecting surface adapted to be oriented for receiving solar energy in a nominal direction which defines a nominal light source direction. The panels are spaced apart from each other in a direction perpendicular to the nominal light source direction and each has an active surface oriented on the body at an angle of less than 90 DEG relative to the nominal light source direction. The light collecting body is transmissive for redirecting light received on the light collecting surface onto the active surfaces of the panels.

A solar tracking system and methods based on passive tracking of solar illumination impinging on solar panels. The system includes a solar panel having cardinal points of the panel provided with piston assemblies. Actuating of pistons in the piston assemblies orients the solar panel to maximize solar illumination impinging on the solar panel. A conduit facilitates flow of a fluid between a solar illumination sensor and piston assembly based on changes in temperature of a canister and fluid contained within the canister. The heating of the fluid causes the fluid to flow toward and activate the piston assembly to rotate the solar panel about a longitudinal axis or lateral axis, which passively orients the solar panel in a position to maximize solar illumination impinging on a front face of the solar panel.

A photovoltaic intensification system includes a solar array stand, further including a mounting base; a mounting column; a solar array frame, a solar array, solar array lenses or reflectors, a light sensor, an elevation actuator, and a horizontal actuator; and a solar system cart, further including: a cart enclosure, a radiant solar cooker chamber, cart reflectors, and cart wheels. Further included are a vertical tilt ring, a strong-arm rod, a mass pivot rod, an elevation actuating ring, a horizontal tilt ring, and mounting brackets. A power and control system for photovoltaic intensification further includes a battery charger, a battery, an A/C inverter, a solar control unit, a remote control, a thermo electric freezer component, and a heat exchanger. A solar control unit includes a light sensor control circuit and a temperature control circuit, or a processor, a non-transitory memory, an input/output, an actuator controller, and a temperature controller.

Air vehicles and associated aerodynamic structures are provided which include ridged solar panels to both reduce the drag and increase the solar energy harvested by the solar panel. The air vehicle may include an airframe and a solar panel carried by the airframe and defining an exterior surface thereof. The solar panel may include a plurality of ridged structures extending in a lengthwise direction. The ridged structures may be arranged such that a majority of the airflow over the exterior surface flows in the lengthwise direction. The plurality of ridged structures may include a plurality of lengthwise extending projections spaced about by respective valleys.

A solar module for converting light into electric current includes a hollow body having a first opening for enabling light to enter the hollow body. The module further includes an inside wall and an outside wall, and at least one photoactive layer for absorbing light attached to each wall for absorbing light and converting it into electric current.

A system or methods are provided for the overall improvement in efficiency in photovoltaic solar cells. In various embodiments, a variety of the sun wavelength are utilize in a multifunction arrangement to create an amplification process. The wavelength that are normally pass through a typical solar is utilize as bias to create a electro magnetic field or voltage source to accelerate the electron or increase the electron flow out of the solar circuit. A portion of the sun energy is utilized in a secondary circuit to create a power source that is further used to generate an additional power source. This invention relates to a solar amplification process and a device configured with photovoltaic semiconductors.

The invention relates to a solar power generation device with protection and cleaning functions. The solar power generation device comprises a base, a base plate, a solar panel, a supporting mechanism, a protection mechanism and a cleaning mechanism, wherein the supporting mechanism comprises two portal frames which are symmetrically arranged, a rotating shaft which passes through the portal frames, a support plate used for fixing the solar panel, a support plate driving assembly and a portal frame driving assembly, wherein the protection mechanism comprises a protection curtain box, a hook assembly and two door-shaped frames; and the cleaning mechanism comprises a mini water pump, a water feeding hose, a water supply pipe and a plurality of water nozzles. According to the solar power generation device, rotation and pitching adjustment of the solar panel can be carried out according to the change of the height and the direction of the sun, and the power generation device is provided with the protection mechanism and the cleaning mechanism, so that the power generation device is effectively protected in hail or strong breezedays, and after running for a period of time, the power generation device can have the solar panel cleaned.

A thermochromic substrate and a pair-glass with a thermochromic thin film, which increases the efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked. The thermochromic substrate includes a base substrate, a thermochromic thin film coating the base substrate, and a high-refractivity thin film coating the thermochromic thin film. The high-refractivity thin film shifts the reference wavelength in the infrared range, at which the variance in the transmittance due to the phase transition does not exceed 0, to a shorter wavelength. The efficiency with which solar energy is transmitted and blocked is increased, thereby decreasing the load of cooling and heating a building.

The invention relates to a solar power generation device capable of protection. The solar power generation device comprises a pedestal, a rotatable chassis arranged on the pedestal, a solar panel, a support mechanism and a protection mechanism; the support mechanism comprises two portal frames arranged in symmetry, a rotating shaft penetrated between the portal frames, a support plate for fixing the solar panel, a support plate driving assembly and a portal frame driving assembly; and the protection mechanism comprises a protective curtain box, a hook assembly and two door-shaped frames, the protective curtain box and the hook assembly are arranged at the lateral sides, opposite to each other, of the pedestal, the protective curtain box is internally provided with a roller shutter shaft, a protective curtain is arranged on the roller shutter shaft in a rolled manner, and the outmost end of the protective curtain is provided with a hanging ring which can be connected with the hook assembly. The solar panel of the solar power generation device can be adjusted in the rotation and pitching manner according to the height and direction change of the sun, and the power generation device is provided with the protection mechanism, so that the power generation device can be protected effective in hail or strong wind weather.

An auto-tracking sun solar energy power generator. The power generator includes an eight-diagram-shaped photovoltaic power generator of 8.8 multiples, an eight-diagram-shaped thermal energy generator of 30-50 multiples, a Striling external-combustion photothermal power generator of an eight-diagram-shaped thermal energy generator and a wind-light mutual complementing power generator with the power more than 20 kW. The first three devices are eight-diagram-shaped and of multiple sun structure. The fourth device is a wind-light mutual complementing planar silicon batteries power generator. The first three devices comprise a named multiple suns machine and a named tracking sun machine. The multiple suns machine comprises a metal bracket and planar glass. The tracking sun machine comprises a mechanical drive assembly for tracking sun and a counter-weight.

The present invention provides a power generating system by combining medium-and-low temperature solar energy and fossil fuel with thermochemical process, the system comprising: a material supply device configured to store fossil fuel; a material mixing device configured to mix the fossil fuel with non-reacted reactant; a material metering device configured to control an amount of material fed to a material preheating device in unit time; a material preheating device configured to heat the material; a solar energy absorption and reaction device configured to drive the fossil fuel by using solar thermal energy absorbed to make a decomposition reaction or reforming reaction, through which the solar energy is converted to chemical energy of hydrogen-rich fuel, obtaining solar-energy fuel; a solar energy heat collecting device configured to collect the solar energy with low energy flux density to medium-and-low temperature solar thermal energy with high energy flux density, so as to provide heat to decomposition reaction or reforming reaction; a condenser configured to cool reaction products; a gas-liquid separating device configured to perform gas-liquid separation for the cooled mixture; a fuel bypassing device configured to adjust a proportion of solar-energy fuel for storage to that for generating; a gas storing tank to store solar-energy fuel; a power generating apparatus to burnt the solar-energy fuel to output power. The invention achieves a higher efficiency of usage of solar energy.

An Improved solar heated freeze free livestock watering system is provided. Which is adapted to allow sunlight to pass through a housing window and impinged onto a water reservoir tank which also is utilized as a passive solar collector on the same area, heating and conducting heat into a water trough and keeping water from freezing. The passive solar heated livestock water system comprises a watering trough with an insulated housing that covers the water trough. The housing has a window on one side to allow sunlight to pass through and impinged onto a passive solar collector, the solar energy heat is conducted into the water trough and into the water keeping it from freezing during cold winter temperatures. The passive solar heated livestock water trough has two ways to fill with water, a simple garden hose or any water line can fill it from the top making it a portable unit, or it can be hooked up to a direct pressurized water line with a float valve shut off to keep ample supply of livestock drinking water. The oval water trough is supported by the insulated housing base frame at the bottom and the oval water trough, and is fastened to the top of the housing with a flange. An oval insulated drinking float that matches the perimeter of the inside of the water trough that floats on top of the water and moves up and down with the water level, livestock push the insulated drinking float down below the water level for access to drink water.

The invention provides a solar vacuum tube. The solar vacuum tube comprises a double-layered tube structure, wherein the double-layered tube structure is formed by arranging an inner tube in an outer tube; the inner wall of the outer tube is connected with the outer wall of the inner tube through a sealing structure; a vacuum cavity is formed by the inner wall of the outer tube, the outer wall of the inner tube and the sealing structure; projections are arranged on the peripheral surface of the outer tube; a reflecting film is coated on the inner wall of the outer tube; and a solar absorbing layer and an anti-reflection film are arranged on the peripheral surface of the outer wall of the inner tube from inside to outside. The solar vacuum tube is simple in structure and convenient to manufacture; the heat collection effect of the vacuum tube is further improved; heating energy on water is improved; the heating speed of water in a water tank of a solar water heater is increased; and a heating effect is obvious.

A bridging solar cell includes a substrate, first, second, and third sets of bus bar electrodes, a first welding member, a first insulation film, and a second welding member. The first set of bus bar electrodes is disposed on the front surface of the substrate along a first direction. The second set of bus bar electrodes is disposed on the back surface of the substrate along a second direction and electrically connected to the first set of bus bar electrodes. The first welding member is electrically connected to the second set of bus bar electrodes. The first insulation film is disposed on the back surface. The third set of bus bar electrodes is disposed on the first insulation film along the second direction. The second welding member is disposed on the first insulation film and electrically connected to the third set of bus bar electrodes.

An arrangement is provided for improving the yield of potato crops. The arrangement includes a bed, a plurality of pairs of parallel rows of potato plants, and a drip irrigation tape. The bed is provided for multiple rows of potato plants. The plurality of pairs of parallel rows of potato plants in the bed have an inter-row gap between the rows in each pair of rows spaced from one another sufficiently to provide a moisture permeable agronomic soil corridor between the rows in each pair of rows to provide a supply of water to a root zone of each row within each pair of rows of potato plants while maintaining aerated soil within and above the agronomic soil corridor to reduce excessively wet conditions adjacent the crop canopy and a solar light corridor provided between adjacent pairs of rows to provide increased solar energy to the potato plants. The drip irrigation tape has emitters provided intermediate rows within each pair of parallel rows of potato plants below a soil surface of the bed in the agronomic soil corridor. A method is also provided.

The invention relates to a method for producing a PV/T type hybrid solar energy conversion module having a thermal unit associated with a photovoltaic unit for providing heat transfer from the photovoltaic unit comprising a number of solar cells (5). The method comprises laminating the photovoltaic unit and thermal unit to one another via at least one EVA (Ethylene-vinyl acetate) layer or PVB (Polyvinyl Butyral) or an EVA or PVB-based layer.

The present invention relates to a solar energy collection apparatus and design method. In particular, the invention provides a solar energy collection apparatus incorporating one or more reflectors and a solar collector for receiving incoming solar radiation, including reflected radiation from the one or more reflectors, wherein the one or more reflectors and the collector are oriented according to a pre-calculated offset length and offset angle based at least on the latitude of the apparatus. The invention further provides a computer-implemented method of designing a solar collection apparatus including determining the optimal offset length and offset angle between the one or more reflectors and the collector for a given latitude and other inputs.