Dorel J Damsker

US Patent:

43955827, Jul 26, 1983

Filed:

Mar 28, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/024791

Inventors:

Dorel J. Damsker - New York NY

Assignee:

Gibbs & Hill, Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

H01L 3104
F24J 302

US Classification:

136248

Abstract:

A combined solar converter which has a photovoltaic cell for converting the energy of solar radiation of a particular range of wavelengths to electricity and which has a thermal heat absorber spaced from the cell which converts solar radiation of longer wavelengths passing from the cell to useful heat. A method of utilizing solar energy comprising the step of subjecting a photovoltaic cell to solar radiation to convert energy of a particular range of wavelengths to which the cell is sensitive to electricity and transferring long wave radiations passing from a cell to a heat absorber spaced from the cell where the energy of the long wave radiation is transferred to useful heat.