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Title:
CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC UNIT, CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL, AND CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/022322
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a concentrator photovoltaic unit in which, when the vertical relationship between the positions on an optical path is defined such that a primary light-concentrating unit is above a secondary light-concentrating unit, said secondary light-concentrating unit is provided with: a secondary lens provided above a power generation element; a lens support section that surrounds the power generation element, that is a base on which the secondary lens is placed, and that supports the secondary lens such that said secondary lens is suspended above the power generation element; a cover section that is made from a translucent resin and that covers the surface of the secondary lens; and a seal section that is made from a translucent resin and that fills the space of a gap between the power generation element and the secondary lens within the lens support section. The upper end surface of the lens support section comprises: an inner edge that is in contact with the secondary lens; and a resin bearing section that bears the lower end of the cover section and that spreads outward from the inner edge without being in contact with the secondary lens.

Inventors:
NAGAI YOUICHI (JP)
SAITO KENJI (JP)
TOYA KAZUMASA (JP)
IWASAKI TAKASHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/066759
Publication Date:
February 09, 2017
Filing Date:
June 06, 2016
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Assignee:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES (JP)
International Classes:
H01L31/054; H02S20/10; H02S20/32; H02S40/22
Domestic Patent References:
WO2013130152A22013-09-06
Foreign References:
JP2014017079A2014-01-30
JP2003174183A2003-06-20
JP2015133364A2015-07-23
Other References:
See also references of EP 3333902A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUNCREST PATENT AND TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS (JP)
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