US 12,142,703 B1
High concentrating photovoltaic system with pyramidal modules
Fahad Gallab Al-Amri, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed by Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam (SA)
Filed on Jul. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/787,003.
Application 18/787,003 is a continuation of application No. 17/835,555, filed on Jun. 8, 2022, granted, now 12,094,993.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01)
CPC H01L 31/0543 (2014.12) [H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/052 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A high-concentrating photovoltaic (HCPV) system, comprising:
a plurality of modules connected to form a module array;
a casing;
a plurality of inverted pyramids;
a plurality of solar cells; and
a backplate array comprising a plurality of interconnected circular pads interconnected by a grid structure; wherein:
each module comprises one inverted pyramid of the plurality of inverted pyramids, one solar cell of the plurality of solar cells, and an optical component that concentrates light onto the corresponding solar cell of the plurality of solar cells;
wherein each inverted pyramid has solid lateral faces and connects the optical component at a peripheral edge of a base of the pyramid to a corresponding solar cell of the plurality of solar cells at a plane formed at a truncation of the inverted pyramid at a height of 1-7% of the height of the inverted pyramid at an apex thereof; and
the casing has a top frame and a bottom frame; wherein:
the top frame surrounds a periphery of the module array;
the bottom frame surrounds a periphery of the backplate array; and
the top frame and bottom frame are connected by a plurality of supports;
wherein each solar cell is arranged in a center portion of a corresponding interconnected circular pad of the backplate array;
each optical component is a Fresnel lens that is configured to concentrate light onto a corresponding solar cell;
a ratio of a diameter of the interconnected circular pad of the backplate array to half a length of a corresponding Fresnel lens is 0.6 to 0.8;
the grid structure connects the plurality of circular pads to the bottom frame; and
each solar cell of the plurality of solar cells is adiabatically separated from one another.