Hybrid Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Collector

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United States of America Patent

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12848072

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A single air or liquid type flat-plate solar collector assembly with a variable area proportion of the hybrid and solar thermal functions, having: a channel having a front, a back, opposite sides, a bottom inlet opening and a top outlet opening; a photovoltaic collector cover disposed across a hybrid portion of the front of the channel; and a transparent glazing covering disposed across a solar thermal portion of the front of the channel. Preferably, the body of the collector utilizes a standard standing seam metal panel with associated mounting expansion clips, and the photovoltaic collector cover and transparent glazing are both held onto the panel by a glazing mounting channel affixed to the standing seam of the metal panel.

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SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY501 EAST SAINT JOSEPH STREET RAPID CITY SD 57701

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Skillman, Dale N Rapid City, US 3 62

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