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7607427 Solar tracking device with springs  
A solar tracking device for overcoming the disadvantages of a conventional solar energy system utilizing motors and to lower electricity consumption and decrease cost is provided. The device...
7553691 Method and apparatus of multiplejunction solar cell structure with high band gap heterojunction middle cell  
A method and a multijunction solar device having a high band gap heterojunction middle solar cell are disclosed. In one embodiment, a triple-junction solar device includes bottom, middle, and top...
7508110 Surface plasmon coupled nonequilibrium thermoelectric devices  
A surface-plasmon-coupled thermoelectric apparatus includes a first surface-plasmon substrate and a thermoelectric substrate electrically coupled to a plurality of electrodes. The substrates are...
7495307 Columnar electric device  
A sensor whose size can be decreased without marring the performance and which can be installed in a narrow place, an electric device, and a method for easily manufacturing the electric device. By...
7486044 Light detection power system and method for same  
The invention concerns a light detection power system ( 105 ). The system can include a solar cell charging circuit ( 120 ) having at least one solar cell ( 116 ) in which the solar cell charging...
7480984 Method of suppressing sublimation in advanced thermoelectric devices  
A method of applying a physical barrier to suppress thermal decomposition near a surface of a thermoelectric material including applying a continuous metal foil to a predetermined portion of the...
7466376 Photovoltaic cell  
A photovoltaic cell has two electrodes and a hole injection layer. A liquid crystal material and a plurality of particles can be disposed between the electrodes.
7459064 Solar electrolysis power source  
A solar electrolysis power source includes a solar panel, an electrolysis unit, a hermetically sealed compressor, a hydrogen tank, and a fuel cell. By utilizing the electrolysis of water powered by...
7273981 Thermoelectric power generation systems  
Representative configurations for improved thermoelectric power generation systems to improve and increase thermal efficiency are disclosed.
7224286 Solar panel having visual indicator  
A solar panel incorporating a selectively actuable energy availability indicator arrangement. The arrangement includes a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a selectively actuable button....
7195721 Quantum lilypads and amplifiers and methods of use  
A nanocomposite having enhanced energy conversion between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of nanoscale powders wherein the...
6912816 Structurally integrated solar collector  
A structurally integrated solar collector. Roof and wall covering components are integrated with solar collectors to permit solar energy to be converted to heat, electricity and hot water for use...
6857425 Solar energy collector system  
A solar energy collector system for reducing heating, air conditioning and power consumption of a building structure. The solar energy collector system includes a housing structure, a collector...
6840636 Solar diffusion loss compensator and collimator  
A solar diffusion loss compensator and collimator that reduces loss due to reflection of non-perpendicular energy rays that are usually reflected and lost externally by providing a means to capture...
6740806 Combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of generating multiple EMF signals  
A combined thermocouple and thermopile capable of producing multiple EMF signals. The combined thermocouple and thermopile construction is particularly adapted for use as an electric generator...
6729742 Solar lamp for outdoor use  
Solar lamp for outdoor use, in particular a garden lamp, road or street lamp or such, consisting of one or more solar module, and a housing with a storage means for electric energy (battery), which...
6713668 Solar energy converter and solar energy conversion system  
A solar energy converter includes: a light-concentrating instrument; an electron emitter in an insulated vacuum vessel, emitting electrons in a vacuum as a temperature rises by sunlight; an...
6700054 Solar collector for solar energy systems  
A solar collection system and method having means for receiving solar radiation through a main refractive interface and means for internally reflecting at least once, at least a portion of the...
6653547 Solar energy converter  
The solar energy converter comprises an electron emitter and an electron collector. They are provided separate from each other in a vacuum vessel. Solar energy in a wide range of sunlight spectrum...
6534784 Metal-oxide electron tunneling device for solar energy conversion  
The electron tunneling device includes first and second non-insulating layers spaced apart such that a given voltage can be provided therebetween. The device also includes an arrangement disposed...
6479743 Photon power cell  
A photon power cell has at least one photo-electric cell ( 10 ), one or more layers of filter glass ( 15 ) and a radioactive-energised fluorescent material ( 20 ) which produces photons that are...
6423896 Thermophotovoltaic insulation for a solid oxide fuel cell system  
A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system comprises a thermophotovoltaic insulation disposed around at least a portion of a fuel cell. Methods for operating the fuel cell system are...
6376932 Solar cell-powered battery charging system in which battery output is controlled in response to charging current supplied by solar cell to battery  
The supply of power from a battery to a load is controlled by the charging current output status of a solar cell, such that when the solar cell receives light, the load is cut off; and once the...
6372978 Wind/sun solar collection system (HS2)  
The present invention is a self-contained, solar powered heating and cooling system for a building. The collector has an insulated heating chamber, and a light transmissive cover and a...
6326541 Solar/thermal radiation cell device  
A solar/thermal radiation cell device comprising at least two parallel metal or semiconductor plates of equal or unequal dimensions separated by an air or an insulated gap and based on an insulator...
6313391 Solar power system using thermal storage and cascaded thermal electric converters  
A solar powered electricity generating system comprised of a concentrator assembly that concentrates solar flux into a thermal storage unit. The thermal storage unit converts solar energy into heat...
6244062 Solar collector system  
A solar collector system for converting solar radiation to thermal energy and electricity has an upper cover with a material that is transparent to solar radiation. A solar energy absorbing...
6182404 Sub-roofing element, on a roof, for a flat, plate-shaped structural element  
A sub-roofing element for a flat, plate-shaped structural element, in particular for a solar energy collection module that can be fastened to joist elements that can be laid on a pitched roof in...
6130378 Solar battery  
The object of the present invention is, in a solar battery where at least an electrolyte and a porous member of an oxide semiconductor retaining a pigment material are provided between a...
6130377 Thermoelectric battery and power plant using the same  
A thermoelectric battery is disclosed which uses pipes connected in series made from two different metallic materials. The pipes are connected in an alternating manner and exposed to sunlight to...
6057506 Variable current-voltage TPV device for use in a thermophotovoltaic energy conversion system  
A front-side or back-side illuminated variable current-voltage thermophotovoltaic device comprises a support substrate; isolation layers disposed on the support substrate; a plurality of cells...
6051777 Double opposite-end tubesheet design for a thermovoltaic energy converter  
A method and apparatus for the direct conversion of energy by thermovoltaic energy conversion having first and second tubesheets, at least one photon emitter plate secured to and extending from the...
6043426 Thermophotovoltaic energy conversion system having a heavily doped n-type region  
A thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion semiconductor device is provided which incorporates a heavily doped n-type region and which, as a consequence, has improved TPV conversion efficiency....
6037536 TPV fireplace insert or TPV indoor heating stove  
The TPV generator unit insert has air circulation fans that supply air for both TPV cell cooling and heat transfer and room air circulation. Combustion air is supplied by a blower and mixed with...
5936193 Nighttime solar cell  
This invention is a thermoelectric-photovoltaic device for converting electrical energy from both thermal radiation and sunlight. Thermoelectric energy is produced from thermoelectric cells when a...
5923100 Apparatus for controlling a solar array power system  
A system for controlling power supplied by a solar array panel to one of either a load or a battery for optimal power consumption is disclosed. The solar array power control system of the present...
5658448 Production of hydrogen from solar radiation at high efficiency  
Method and apparatus for producing hydrogen by conversion of solar energy into thermal and electrical energy for electrolysis of steam.
5554819 Method and apparatus for the thermoelectric generation of electricity  
A thermoelectric generator includes a plurality of thermoelectric junctions embedded in each of a pair of thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive layers, these layers being separated...
5518554 Cascade process heat conversion system  
This invention discloses a solar energy system wherein some of the waste heat of a thermophotovoltaic system is made to operate a thermionic power generator. The waste heat of the thermionic power...
5512145 Energy conversion system  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for converting energy to hydrogen gas using an electrolyzer and a metal alloy hydride tank for hydrogen storage, wherein a passive load matching...
5482568 Micro mirror photovoltaic cells  
A photovoltaic concentrator module has miniature concentrating mirrors and photovoltaic cells attached to each mirror. A matrix of small thin mirror substrates are formed by coating a...
5470669 Thermoelectrochemical system and method  
A thermal electrochemical system in which an electrical current is generated between a cathode immersed in a concentrated aqueous solution of phosphoric acid and an anode immersed in a molten salt...
5431742 Luminescent solar concentrators using light amplification processes  
The invention is drawn to a planar luminescent solar concentrator including an optical fiber comprised of laser material. Solar energy collected by the concentrator is processed into laser...
5427629 Coverplate for silicon solar cells  
A silicon solar cell having a coverplate made of β-silicon carbide.
5225003 Multi-purpose solar energy base  
This invention relates to a multi-purpose solar energy base and in particular to one including a main body portion having a solar energy heat converging circuit therein and a threaded center hole...
5028835 Thermionic energy production  
A thermionic energy converter comprises an emitter, a transparent collector support generally parallel to an emitting surface of the emitter, a conductive film collector from about 10 to about...
5022928 Thermoelectric heat pump/power source device  
A thermoelectric heat pump or power source device is provided with P-type and N-type elements made of either thin films or thick films for use on flexible or nonflexible substrates. For flexible...
4929281 Method for producing thin-film solar cells in a series-connected array  
Disclosed is a method for producing an array of thin-film solar cells so that the individual solar cells are electrically connected in series. Individual solar cells are manufactured by depositing...
4881979 Junctions for monolithic cascade solar cells and methods  
In order to increase the efficiency of solar cells, a monolithic stacked device is constructed comprising a plurality of solar sub-cells adjusted for different bands of radiation. The...
4873790 Plant spinner  
This plant spinner is designed to rotate potted plants, so as to evenly expose them to the rays of the sun. Primarily, it consists of a simulated flower that is adhered to a window pane, and the...
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