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patent · US6730840

Concentrating photovoltaic module and concentrating photovoltaic power generating system

4 May 2004

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Abstract

A concentrating photovoltaic module comprising: a lightguide member having at least one exit face and a plurality of entrance faces; and at least one solar cell placed immediately after the exit face of the lightguide member; wherein the lightguide member is comprised of a light transmissive, solid medium having no refractive-index-discontinuity portion and a surface of the lightguide member is smooth and wherein the lightguide member makes sunbeams incident on the plurality...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
2002-03-18
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2004-05-04
Inventors
Makoto Sasaoka; Tatsuo Fujisaki; Canon Inc