Title:
NON-IMAGING LIGHT CONCENTRATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/129220
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a light concentrator, which during operation directs light from an entrance aperture and an exit aperture, and a photovoltaic device positioned relative to the exit aperture to receive the light. The light concentrator includes a hollow body formed from a pair of spaced-apart sidewalls and an exit wall connecting the sidewalls, each sidewall being formed from a material having a first refractive index, n1 the exit wall includes a first element having an exit surface positioned at the exit aperture, the first element being formed from a material having second refractive index, n2, and the hollow body contains a liquid having a having a refractive index n3, where n3 < n1 and n3 < n2.
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Inventors:
ARGENTAR DAVID (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/032376
Publication Date:
February 17, 2011
Filing Date:
April 26, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SUN EDGE LLC (US)
ARGENTAR DAVID (US)
ARGENTAR DAVID (US)
International Classes:
H01L31/042; H01L31/052
Foreign References:
| US4045246A | 1977-08-30 | |||
| US6653551B2 | 2003-11-25 | |||
| US6252155B1 | 2001-06-26 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2425458A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WEFERS, Marc M. et al. (P.O. Box 1022Minneapolis, MN, US)
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