Damien C Buie

US Patent:

20100313954, Dec 16, 2010

Filed:

Jun 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/485684

Inventors:

Steve Seel - Albuquerque NM, US
Damien Buie - Hoboken NJ, US
Philip Blumenfeld - Santa Fe NM, US
James Foresi - Albuquerque NM, US
John Nagyvary - Albuquerque NM, US

Assignee:

Emcore Solar Power, Inc. - Albuquerque NM

International Classification:

H01L 31/02
H01L 31/18

US Classification:

136259, 438 64, 257E21499, 257E3111

Abstract:

According to an embodiment, a solar cell receiver for converting solar energy to electricity includes a ceramic substrate, a solar cell and a heat sink. The ceramic substrate has a first metallized surface and an opposing second metallized surface. The first metallized surface of the ceramic substrate has separated conductive regions. The solar cell has a conductive first surface connected to a first one of the conductive regions of the ceramic substrate and an opposing second surface having a conductive contact area connected to a second one of the conductive regions. The heat sink is bonded to the second metallized surface of the ceramic substrate with a thermally conductive attach media, such as a metal-filled epoxy adhesive or solder.

US Patent:

20110155217, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Feb 25, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/035434

Inventors:

Lei Yang - Albuquerque NM, US
Sunil Vaid - North Brunswick NJ, US
Mikhail Kats - Rockaway NJ, US
Gary Hering - Belle Mead NJ, US
Philip Blumenfeld - Albuquerque NM, US
Damien Buie - Tijeras NM, US
John Nagyvary - Albuquerque NM, US
James Foresi - Albuquerque NM, US
Peter Allen Zawadzki - Clinton NJ, US

Assignee:

Emcore Solar Power, Inc. - Albuquerque NM

International Classification:

H01L 31/052
H01L 31/0232

US Classification:

136246, 136259, 438 65, 257E31127

Abstract:

A solar cell receiver for use in a concentrating solar system which concentrates the solar energy onto a solar cell for converting solar energy to electricity. The solar cell receiver may include a solar cell mounted on a support and with one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers. An optical element may be positioned over the solar cell and have an optical channel with an inlet that faces away from the solar cell and an outlet that faces towards the solar cell. A frame may be positioned over the support and extend around the solar cell with the frame having an inner side that extends above the support and faces towards the optical element. An encapsulant may be positioned over the support and contained between the optical element and the frame. The encapsulant may have enlarged heights at contact points with the optical element and the frame and a reduced height between the contact points away from the optical element and the frame. The solar cell receiver may be used in a solar cell module.

US Patent:

20100037935, Feb 18, 2010

Filed:

Oct 20, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/582047

Inventors:

Sunil Vaid - North Brunswick NJ, US
Mikhail Kats - Rockaway NJ, US
Gary Hering - Belle Mead NJ, US
Philip Blumenfeld - Albuquerque NM, US
Damien Buie - Tijeras NM, US
John Nagyvary - Albuquerque NM, US
James Foresi - Albuquerque NM, US
Peter Allen Zawadzki - Clinton NJ, US

Assignee:

Emcore Solar Power, Inc. - Albuquerque NM

International Classification:

H01L 31/052

US Classification:

136246

Abstract:

A solar cell module to convert light to electricity. The module may include a housing with a first side and an opposing spaced-apart second side. A plurality of lenses may be positioned on the first side of the housing, and a plurality of solar cell receivers may be positioned on the second side of the housing. Each of the plurality of solar cell receivers may include a III-V compound semiconductor multifunction solar cell. Each may also include a bypass diode coupled with the solar cell. At least one optical element may be positioned above the solar cell to guide the light from one of the lenses onto the solar cell. Each of said solar cell receivers may be disposed in an optical path of one of the lenses. The lens and the at least one optical element may concentrate the light onto the respective solar cell by a factor of 1000 or more to generate in excess of 25 watts of peak power.

US Patent:

20150295113, Oct 15, 2015

Filed:

Jun 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/313930

Inventors:

- Albuquerque NM, US
Sunil Vaid - North Brunswick NJ, US
Mikhail Kats - Rockaway NJ, US
Gary Hering - Belle Mead NJ, US
Philip Blumenfeld - Albuquerque NM, US
Damien Buie - Tijeras NM, US
John Nagyvary - Albuquerque NM, US
James Foresi - Albuquerque NM, US
Peter Allen Zawadzki - Clinton NJ, US

International Classification:

H01L 31/054
H02S 30/10
H01L 31/0693
H01L 31/0304
H01L 31/0443
H01L 31/048

Abstract:

A solar cell receiver for use in a concentrating solar system which concentrates the solar energy onto a solar cell for converting solar energy to electricity. The solar cell receiver may include a solar cell mounted on a support and with one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers. An optical element may be positioned over the solar cell and have an optical channel with an inlet that faces away from the solar cell and an outlet that faces towards the solar cell. A frame may be positioned over the support and extend around the solar cell with the frame having an inner side that extends above the support and faces towards the optical element. An encapsulant may be positioned over the support and contained between the optical element and the frame. The encapsulant may have enlarged heights at contact points with the optical element and the frame and a reduced height between the contact points away from the optical element and the frame. The solar cell receiver may be used in a solar cell module.