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Device to regulate the relative humidity level in a CPV module

US10746439B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Saint-Augustin Canada Electric Inc. · US

Inventors

Andreas Gombert · Glückstadt, DE
Jakob Stor · Glückstadt, DE
Cecile Taliercio · Glückstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2014
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/52
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device to regulate the relative humidity level inside a CPV module, the device comprising a desiccant unit connected to the module via a duct, the module is also connectable to ambient atmosphere and the device comprises a switching mechanism that is actuated by a regulation unit, allowing a gas flow between the module and either the desiccant unit or ambient atmosphere. The air into the CPV module is let through a dehumidifier only when there is risk of condensation, which is determined from values of the air inside and/or outside the module by sensors sensing temperature and/or relative humidity and comparing these to thresholds or to the calculated dew temperature inside the module.

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