Photovoltaic device and method for producing a concentrator lens system

US8969716B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8969716-B2
Application numberUS-73748109-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 30, 2009
Priority dateJul 30, 2008
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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The invention relates to a photovoltaic device for direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, which comprises a concentrator lens system and at least one solar cell. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for producing a concentrator lens system which can be used in a corresponding photovoltaic device but also in other devices for, e.g. thermal, use of radiation.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A photovoltaic device for direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, comprising a concentrator lens system and also at least one solar cell at a spacing from the concentrator lens system, the concentrator lens system having a substrate and a focusing structure which is disposed on the surface of the substrate orientated away from sunlight and made of at least one thermally crosslinked or partially crosslinked polymer material, and wherein…

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What does patent US8969716B2 cover?
The invention relates to a photovoltaic device for direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy, which comprises a concentrator lens system and at least one solar cell. Furthermore the invention relates to a method for producing a concentrator lens system which can be used in a corresponding photovoltaic device but also in other devices for, e.g. thermal, use of radiation.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nitz Peter, Fraunhofer Ges Forschung
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B29D11/0073. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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