Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to the design and manufacturing of inexpensive photovoltaic or thermal receivers for cost-effective solar energy conversion of concentrated light. Particular embodiments in accordance with the present invention disclose the design of a photovoltaic receiver and a low-pressure, low-flow-rate liquid cooler. Embodiment of the present invention also disclose a preferred low-cost and scalable manufacturing approach.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 24, 2007
Publication date:
June 12, 2008
Applicant:
CoolEarth Solar, Inc.
Inventors:
Eric Bryant Cummings, Kevin Christopher Moore