Patent ID: 8450597
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: F24S,G01M,G02B,H01L,H02S,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A solar concentrator comprising: at least one receiver configured to receive light from at least one reflector, the at least one receiver comprising a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) modules having a modular configuration, wherein each PV module in the plurality of PV modules comprising: a heat collector, comprising a front surface and a back surface, further comprising: wherein the plurality of PV modules are combined to form the receiver, with the coolant passing therebetween the plurality of PV modules, the coolant inlet opens onto the front surface and on a first side of the cluster of PV cells and the coolant outlet opens on the front surface and on a second side of the cluster of PV cells, the coolant inlet, coolant outlet and cluster of PV cells are located coplanar on the front surface, the first side and second side of the cluster of PV cells are diametrically opposed, the coolant inlet and coolant outlet connect to the back surface cavity.