Patent ID: 9401676
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: F24S,H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A solar collector system comprising: a plurality of interconnected solar collector assemblies; and an inverter electronically coupled with the plurality of interconnected solar collector assemblies and configured to receive electrical energy therefrom; wherein a first solar collector assembly of the plurality of interconnected solar collector assemblies comprises: a photovoltaic panel having a front side and a back side; a first gas-filled chamber provided on and defined by the front side of the photovoltaic panel; a second gas-filled chamber provided on and defined by the back side of the photovoltaic panel; a frame comprising four sidewalls, the four sidewalls enclosing the photovoltaic panel, the first gas-filled chamber, and the second gas-filled chamber each along a periphery thereof; wherein the first gas-filled chamber and the second gas-filled chamber each contain only gas; at least one gas conduit comprising an inlet and an outlet, the inlet directly connected to the first gas-filled chamber, the second gas-filled chamber, and a combination of at least one fan and a destination selected from the group consisting of a heat exchanger, a controller, a heat storage device, an interior space, a low temperature electrical generation device, and combinations thereof, and the outlet directly connected to the first gas-filled chamber, the second gas-filled chamber, and the combination of the at least one fan and the destination; wherein the gas of the first gas-filled chamber and the second gas-filled chamber is configured to function as a heat exchange fluid and to accumulate and collect heat from solar energy and heat generated by the photovoltaic panel; and wherein the photovoltaic panel converts solar energy to electrical energy.