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7466376 |
A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.
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7459064 |
A solar electrolysis power source includes a solar panel, an electrolysis unit, a hermetically sealed compressor, a hydrogen tank, and a fuel cell. By utilizing the electrolysis of water powered by solar energy, the solar electrolysis po...
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7273981 |
Representative configurations for improved thermoelectric power generation systems to improve and increase thermal efficiency are disclosed.
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7224286 |
A solar panel incorporating a selectively actuable energy availability indicator arrangement. The arrangement includes a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a selectively actuable button. Actuation of the button completes a circuit to ...
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7195721 |
A nanocomposite having enhanced energy conversion between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of nanoscale powders wherein the powders have nanoscale layered surface modifi...
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6912816 |
A structurally integrated solar collector. Roof and wall covering components are integrated with solar collectors to permit solar energy to be converted to heat, electricity and hot water for use within a building. A roof truss is descri...
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6857425 |
A solar energy collector system for reducing heating, air conditioning and power consumption of a building structure. The solar energy collector system includes a housing structure, a collector plate, an insulating sheet positioned betwe...
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6840636 |
A solar diffusion loss compensator and collimator that reduces loss due to reflection of non-perpendicular energy rays that are usually reflected and lost externally by providing a means to capture reflected energy from adjacent surfaces...
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6828499 |
A condensation panel to be used for harvesting water from atmospheric moisture during those times of the diurnal cycle when relative humidity is at or near 100% utilizes very localized cooling to optimize condensation on a surface whose ...
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6740806 |
A combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of producing multiple EMF signals. The combined thermocouple and thermopile construction is particularly adapted for use as an electric generator capable of producing multiple EMF signals an...
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6729742 |
Solar lamp for outdoor use, in particular a garden lamp, road or street lamp or such, consisting of one or more solar module, and a housing with a storage means for electric energy (battery), which is electrically connected to the solar ...
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6713668 |
A solar energy converter includes: a light-concentrating instrument; an electron emitter in an insulated vacuum vessel, emitting electrons in a vacuum as a temperature rises by sunlight; an electron accelerator within the light-concentra...
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6700054 |
A solar collection system and method having means for receiving solar radiation through a main refractive interface and means for internally reflecting at least once, at least a portion of the received solar radiation. The refractive med...
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6653547 |
The solar energy converter comprises an electron emitter and an electron collector. They are provided separate from each other in a vacuum vessel. Solar energy in a wide range of sunlight spectrum can be efficiently converted into electr...
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6563039 |
A high-efficiency thermoelectric unicouple is used for power generation. The unicouple is formed with a plurality of legs, each leg formed of a plurality of segments. The legs are formed in a way that equalized certain aspects of the dif...
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6534784 |
The electron tunneling device includes first and second non-insulating layers spaced apart such that a given voltage can be provided therebetween. The device also includes an arrangement disposed between the non-insulating layers and con...
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6479743 |
A photon power cell has at least one photo-electric cell ( 10 ), one or more layers of filter glass ( 15 ) and a radioactive-energised fluorescent material ( 20 ) which produces photons that are converted into electrical energy by the ph...
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6423896 |
A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system comprises a thermophotovoltaic insulation disposed around at least a portion of a fuel cell. Methods for operating the fuel cell system are also disclosed.
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6376932 |
The supply of power from a battery to a load is controlled by the charging current output status of a solar cell, such that when the solar cell receives light, the load is cut off; and once the solar cell no longer receives light, the ba...
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6372978 |
The present invention is a self-contained, solar powered heating and cooling system for a building. The collector has an insulated heating chamber, and a light transmissive cover and a thermostatically controlled vent. The chamber contai...
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6326541 |
A solar/thermal radiation cell device comprising at least two parallel metal or semiconductor plates of equal or unequal dimensions separated by an air or an insulated gap and based on an insulator slab for producing electricity from sol...
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6313391 |
A solar powered electricity generating system comprised of a concentrator assembly that concentrates solar flux into a thermal storage unit. The thermal storage unit converts solar energy into heat energy which is then provided to three ...
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6244062 |
A solar collector system for converting solar radiation to thermal energy and electricity has an upper cover with a material that is transparent to solar radiation. A solar energy absorbing structure is disposed under the upper cover and...
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6182404 |
A sub-roofing element for a flat, plate-shaped structural element, in particular for a solar energy collection module that can be fastened to joist elements that can be laid on a pitched roof in the ridge-eaves direction, whereby the sub...
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6162985 |
This invention is a thermoelectric-photovoltaic device for converting electrical energy from both thermal radiation and sunlight. Thermoelectric energy is produced from thermoelectric cells when a temperature difference is present betwee...
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6130378 |
The object of the present invention is, in a solar battery where at least an electrolyte and a porous member of an oxide semiconductor retaining a pigment material are provided between a transparent electrode and a counter electrode, to ...
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6130377 |
A thermoelectric battery is disclosed which uses pipes connected in series made from two different metallic materials. The pipes are connected in an alternating manner and exposed to sunlight to increase the temperature therein. Other pa...
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6057506 |
A front-side or back-side illuminated variable current-voltage thermophotovoltaic device comprises a support substrate; isolation layers disposed on the support substrate; a plurality of cells disposed on the isolation layers, each of th...
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6051777 |
A method and apparatus for the direct conversion of energy by thermovoltaic energy conversion having first and second tubesheets, at least one photon emitter plate secured to and extending from the first tubesheet, at least one cold plat...
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6043426 |
A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion semiconductor device is provided which incorporates a heavily doped n-type region and which, as a consequence, has improved TPV conversion efficiency. The thermophotovoltaic energy conversion ...
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6037536 |
The TPV generator unit insert has air circulation fans that supply air for both TPV cell cooling and heat transfer and room air circulation. Combustion air is supplied by a blower and mixed with natural gas or propane in a mixing chamber...
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5936193 |
This invention is a thermoelectric-photovoltaic device for converting electrical energy from both thermal radiation and sunlight. Thermoelectric energy is produced from thermoelectric cells when a temperature difference is present betwee...
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5923100 |
A system for controlling power supplied by a solar array panel to one of either a load or a battery for optimal power consumption is disclosed. The solar array power control system of the present invention includes a power stage for dire...
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5852353 |
A multiblock robot system for the economical energy generation from sun and wind power, the energy storage and for the energy disposition and delivery, composed of plug connected and optional combinations of multiblock standard parts, ha...
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5658448 |
Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen by conversion of solar energy into thermal and electrical energy for electrolysis of steam.
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5554819 |
A thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of thermoelectric junctions embedded in each of a pair of thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive layers, these layers being separated by a thermally and electrically non-condu...
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5518554 |
This invention discloses a solar energy system wherein some of the waste heat of a thermophotovoltaic system is made to operate a thermionic power generator. The waste heat of the thermionic power generator is then made to operate an alk...
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5512145 |
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for converting energy to hydrogen gas using an electrolyzer and a metal alloy hydride tank for hydrogen storage, wherein a passive load matching device between the energy source and the el...
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5482568 |
A photovoltaic concentrator module has miniature concentrating mirrors and photovoltaic cells attached to each mirror. A matrix of small thin mirror substrates are formed by coating a preferentially etched irradiation damaged dielectric ...
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5470669 |
A thermal electrochemical system in which an electrical current is generated between a cathode immersed in a concentrated aqueous solution of phosphoric acid and an anode immersed in a molten salt solution of ammonium phosphate and monoh...
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5431742 |
The invention is drawn to a planar luminescent solar concentrator including an optical fiber comprised of laser material. Solar energy collected by the concentrator is processed into laser radiation emitted by the optical fiber with high...
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5427629 |
A silicon solar cell having a coverplate made of β-silicon carbide.
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5356484 |
A reversible thermoelectric converter includes first and second quantum well diodes and an electrical connection between the first and second quantum well diodes without a thermal barrier between them. Each quantum well diode includes fi...
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5225003 |
This invention relates to a multi-purpose solar energy base and in particular to one including a main body portion having a solar energy heat converging circuit therein and a threaded center hole provided with two conductors connected wi...
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5028835 |
A thermionic energy converter comprises an emitter, a transparent collector support generally parallel to an emitting surface of the emitter, a conductive film collector from about 10 to about 3,000 Angstroms in thickness covering a supp...
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5022928 |
A thermoelectric heat pump or power source device is provided with P-type and N-type elements made of either thin films or thick films for use on flexible or nonflexible substrates. For flexible units the film type elements are formed on...
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4929281 |
Disclosed is a method for producing an array of thin-film solar cells so that the individual solar cells are electrically connected in series. Individual solar cells are manufactured by depositing and structuring the layers required by e...
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4881979 |
In order to increase the efficiency of solar cells, a monolithic stacked device is constructed comprising a plurality of solar sub-cells adjusted for different bands of radiation. The interconnection between these sub-cells has been a si...
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4873790 |
This plant spinner is designed to rotate potted plants, so as to evenly expose them to the rays of the sun. Primarily, it consists of a simulated flower that is adhered to a window pane, and the petals of the flower are provided with a m...
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4827246 |
Combination hydrocarbon and water level sensor systems for use in connection with underground storage sites, such as gasoline storage tanks, industrial waste sites, and the like, with a solar cell power source and an LCD display located ...
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