Patent · US Active

Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar receivers

US9219183B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

19References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignees

International Business Machines Corporation · US
EGYPT NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER · EG

Inventors

Werner Escher · Düsseldorf, DE
Bruno Michel · Thalwil, CH
Stephan Paredes · Thalwil, CH
Rami Ghannam · Thalwil, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 29, 2013
Grant date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 30, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E10/60
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar receiver includes a thermal collector, extending in a first plane and comprising an aperture; and a photovoltaic module, configured for electrical output power delivery, comprising a photo-active area that extends in a second plane at a distance from the first plane, the photo-active area being vis-à-vis the aperture, a projection of the aperture perpendicularly to the second plane corresponding to the photo-active area.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.