Luminescent solar collector

US8314325B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sabic Innovative Plastics B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Kankan Bhaumik · Narayanpur, IN
• Jeremy D. Hurst · Rotterdam, NL
• George Kuriakose · Bengaluru, IN
• Pradeep Jeevaji Nadkarni · Bengaluru, IN
• Meerakani Mohamed Ali Sait · Viralimalai, IN
• Vinodkumar Vasudevan · Thrissur, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 19, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 20, 2012
• Expiry date: May 15, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/52
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A luminescent solar collector comprises a sheet and a light energy converter operatively connected to the sheet, the sheet comprising a thermoplastic polymer and dispersed therein at least two dyes A and B; wherein dye A is a fluorescent dye of Formula (I) and dye B is either a perylene dye of Formula (II) or a diketopyrrolopyrrole dye of Formula (III):wherein R, m, R1, R2, R3, R4, and k are as described herein. The luminescent solar collector has improved output.