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Hybrid solar panel

a solar panel and hybrid technology, applied in the direction of hybrid energy generation, electrochemical generators, thermal-pv hybrid energy generation, etc., can solve the problems of cpv's only converting direct sunlight, wasting approximately half of the available energy in diffuse sunlight, and not having the flexibility and modularity of pv panels

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-07
THE RES FOUND OF STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK
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[0006]The hybrid solar panel of the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of conventional systems by converting direct su

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CSP plants, which employ huge arrays of mirrors to concentrate solar energy, are centralized powerplants, which do not have the flexibility and modularity of PV panels.
However, CPV's only convert direct sunlight and waste approximately half of the available energy in diffuse sunlight.

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[0012]The following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention will be made in reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the invention, explanation about related functions or constructions known in the art are omitted for the sake of clearness in understanding the concept of the invention, to avoid obscuring the invention with unnecessary detail.

[0013]The present invention provides a hybrid energy conversion device for maximizing the amount of energy extracted from solar power. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes, as shown in FIGS. 1-3, a first zone 102 for converting received solar energy into thermal energy and a second zone 204 for converting received solar energy into electrical energy. FIG. 1 shows direct sunlight entering into the energy conversion device 100 of the present invention and FIG. 3 shows a plurality of collectors of the present invention arranged side by side to provid...

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Disclosed is an apparatus and method for improved efficiency in the collection of solar energy, in which an energy conversion device is provided that includes a first zone for converting received solar energy into thermal energy, the first zone having a Fresnel lens, and a heat absorption layer with heat collectors embedded therein. The energy conversion device also includes a second zone positioned at a lower level of first energy zone for converting received solar energy into electrical energy utilizing a photovoltaic cell.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 997,861, filed Oct. 5, 2007, and to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 982,559, filed Oct. 25, 2007, the contents of each of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Conventional photovoltaic (PV) panels generate electrical energy directly. Conventional concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants extract heat energy from sunlight, but require a separate apparatus to utilize the heat energy, such as a Rankine-cycle plant to convert the heat energy into the electrical energy. CSP plants, which employ huge arrays of mirrors to concentrate solar energy, are centralized powerplants, which do not have the flexibility and modularity of PV panels. Although the CSP conversion is generally more efficient than use of photovoltaic panels, the recent development of concentrated solar photovoltaic (CPV) cells matches the CSP conversion efficiency of light energy into power.[0...

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IPC IPC(8): F24J2/32F24J2/08F24J2/38F24S10/95F24S23/30F24S50/20
CPCF24J2/085F24J2/1047F24J2/18F24J2/32F24J2002/0092H02S40/44Y02E10/44Y02E10/52Y02E10/60H01L31/0521H01L31/0543Y02E10/43F24S10/95F24S23/31F24S23/79F24S23/80F24S2020/17Y02E10/40
Inventor WANG, LIN-SHU
Owner THE RES FOUND OF STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK
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