公开(公告)号：US12015378B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17619185

申请日：2020-06-14

申请人： THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND

发明人： Matthew David Escarra ,  Luke Artzt ,  Yaping Ji ,  Daniel Codd ,  Matthew Barrios ,  Kazi M. Islam ,  David M. Bar-On ,  Jacqueline C. Failla ,  Claire C. Davis ,  Maxwell W. Woody

IPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  F24S10/70 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S70/65 ,  F24S23/72 ,  F24S30/452 ,  H01L31/0304 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/06

CPC分类号： H02S40/44 ,  F24S10/744 ,  F24S20/20 ,  F24S70/65 ,  F24S23/72 ,  F24S30/452 ,  H01L31/03046 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H01L31/06

摘要： A hybrid receiver for a concentrator photovoltaic-thermal power system combines a concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module and a thermal module that converts concentrated sunlight into electrical energy and thermal heat. Heat transfer fluid flowing through a cooling block removes waste heat generated by photovoltaic cells in the CPV module. The heat transfer fluid then flows through a helical tube illuminated by sunlight that misses the CPV module. Only one fluid system is used to both remove the photovoltaic-cell waste heat and capture high-temperature thermal energy from sunlight. Fluid leaving the hybrid receiver can have a temperature greater than 200° C., and therefore may be used as a source of process heat for a variety of commercial and industrial applications. The hybrid receiver can maintain the photovoltaic cells at temperatures below 110° C. while achieving overall energy conversion efficiencies exceeding 80%.