Han S Huang

US Patent:

7388146, Jun 17, 2008

Filed:

Aug 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/209900

Inventors:

Lewis M. Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Jany X. Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Han Xiang Huang - Issaquah WA, US
James E. Avery - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

JX Crystals Inc. - Issaquah WA

International Classification:

H01L 31/0232

US Classification:

136246, 136251

Abstract:

A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear Fresnel lenses or linear mirrors for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits. The cell circuits are mounted on a back panel which may be a metal back plate. The cell circuit area is less than a total area of the module. Each linear lens or linear mirror has a length greater than a length of the adjacent cell circuit. The cell circuit may have cells mounted in shingle fashion to form a shingled-cell circuit. In an alternative module, linear extrusions on the circuit element have faces for mounting the linear mirrors for deflecting sun rays impinging on each mirror onto the shingled-cells. The linear extrusions are side-wall and inner extrusions with triangular cross-sections. The circuit backplate is encapsulated by lamination for weather protection.

US Patent:

7872192, Jan 18, 2011

Filed:

Jun 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/157585

Inventors:

Lewis M. Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Jany X. Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Han Xiang Huang - Issaquah WA, US
James E. Avery - Issaquah WA, US

Assignee:

JX Crystals Inc. - Issaquah WA

International Classification:

H01L 31/00

US Classification:

136246, 136251

Abstract:

A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear Fresnel lenses or linear mirrors for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits. The cell circuits are mounted on a back panel which may be a metal back plate. The cell circuit area is less than a total area of the module. Each linear lens or linear mirror has a length greater than a length of the adjacent cell circuit. The cell circuit may have cells mounted in shingle fashion to form a shingled-cell circuit. In an alternative module, linear extrusions on the circuit element have faces for mounting the linear mirrors for deflecting sun rays impinging on each mirror onto the shingled-cells. The linear extrusions are side-wall and inner extrusions with triangular cross-sections. The circuit backplate is encapsulated by lamination for weather protection.

US Patent:

20060054212, Mar 16, 2006

Filed:

Sep 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/223803

Inventors:

Lewis Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Jany Fraas - Issaquah WA, US
Han Huang - Issaquah WA, US
James Avery - Issaquah WA, US

International Classification:

H01L 31/00

US Classification:

136246000, 136259000

Abstract:

A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear Fresnel lenses or linear mirrors for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits. The cell circuits are mounted on a back panel which may be a metal back plate. The module includes a voltage stand-off layer and heat spreader layer. The cell circuit array may include multiple sets of cells formed by dividing planar silicon cells. The cell circuit area is less than a total area of the module. Each linear lens or linear mirror has a length greater than a length of the adjacent cell circuit. The circuit backplate is encapsulated by lamination for weather protection. The planar module is generally rectangular with alternating rows of linear cell circuits and linear lenses or linear mirrors.