Device and method for solar power generation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8304644
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12622764

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A photovoltaic device comprising an array of elongate reflector elements mounted substantially parallel to one another and transversely spaced in series, at least one of the reflector elements having an elongate concave reflective surface to reflect incident solar radiation towards a forward adjacent reflector element in the array. The at least one reflector element includes a photovoltaic assembly which is removably and replaceably mounted on the reflector element. The photovoltaic assembly includes a photovoltaic receptor to receive reflected solar radiation from a rearward adjacent reflector element. The photovoltaic assembly also includes a heat sink in heat transfer relationship with the photovoltaic receptor, thermally isolating the photovoltaic receptor, at least partially, from the reflector element.

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  • SUNPOWER CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barsun, Stephan Davis, US 9 170
Dinwoodie, Tom Piedmont, US 4 137
Wares, Brian Sacramento, US 47 738

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