Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices

Mallick, Tapas Kumar; Sellami, Nazmi

Abstract

Disclosed is a transmissive optical concentrator comprising an elliptical collector aperture and a non-elliptical exit aperture, the concentrator being operable to concentrate radiation incident on said collector aperture. The body of said concentrator may have a substantially hyperbolic external profile. Also disclosed is a photovoltaic cell employing such a concentrator and a photovoltaic building unit comprising an array of optical transmissive concentrators, each having an elliptical collector aperture; and an array of photovoltaic cells, each aligned with an exit aperture of a concentrator, wherein the area between adjacent collector apertures is transmissive to visible radiation.

Citation

Mallick, T. K., & Sellami, N. (2013). Optical Concentrator and Associated Photovoltaic Devices

• Publication Date: Jun 27, 2013
• Deposit Date: Dec 21, 2021
• Keywords: Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic energy; Optical concentrators
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2818614
• Related Public URLs: https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/detail.jsf?docId=WO2013093487
• Additional Information: Publication number WO/2013/093487. Also published as European Patent Office EP2795683; US Patent and Trademarks Office US20140373901.