Patent ID: 9525089
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A receiver for a solar radiation-based electrical power generation system comprising: (a) a plurality of photovoltaic cells, with the cells being arranged in modules, with each module comprising one or more than one cell, with the modules being arranged in subarrays, with each subarray comprising a plurality of modules, and with each subarray being positioned as a separate, independently movable unit; (b) a receiver coolant system for supplying coolant to and discharging coolant from each subarray separately to the other subarrays, each subarray comprising a coolant system for supplying coolant from the receiver coolant system to the subarray modules and supplying heated coolant from the subarray modules to the receiver coolant system; (c) a receiver electrical power collection system for collecting electrical power from each subarray separately to the other subarrays, and each subarray comprising an electrical power collection system for collecting electrical power separately from each module in the subarray, and (d) a support framework for the subarrays, the support framework supporting the subarrays so that each subarray can be separately replaced in the receiver, and the support framework supporting the subarrays so that each subarray can be separately moved from an operational position to a maintenance position displaced rearwardly of the operational position so that maintenance work can be carried out on the subarray and components without removing the subarray altogether from the receiver.