Patents
US 12376419 B2: Spectrum-splitting concentrator photovoltaic module with direct fluid cooling, and associated methods
- Granted
- 2025-07-29
- Filed
- 2020-06-14 application 17619187
- Type
- Utility · 11 claims
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Abstract
A spectrum-splitting concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) module utilizes direct fluid cooling of photovoltaic cells in which an array of photovoltaic cells is fully immersed in a flowing heat transfer fluid. Specifically, at least a portion of both the front face and the rear face of each photovoltaic cell comes into direct contact with heat transfer fluid, thereby enhancing coupling of waste heat out of the photovoltaic cells and into the heat transfer fluid. The CPV module is designed to maximize transmission of infrared light not absorbed by the photovoltaic cells, and therefore may be combined with a thermal receiver that captures the transmitted infrared light as part of a hybrid concentrator photovoltaic-thermal system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250729.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund 124 patents | US company or organization | New Orleans, LA | The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Tulane University of Louisiana College or university EXACT high confidence: through the nonprofit with the college's EIN (identical full name and state) THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew David Escarra | New Orleans, LA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kazi M. Islam | New Orleans, LA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yaping Ji | New Orleans, LA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel S. Codd | New Orleans, LA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Bar-Or | New Orleans, LA | 78 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jacqueline C. Failla | New Orleans, LA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Claire DAVIS | New Orleans, LA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Maxwell W. Woody | New Orleans, LA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H10F | Inorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation | H10F77/492 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24S | Solar heat collectors; solar heat systems | F24S20/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H02S | Generation of electric power by conversion of infrared radiation, visible light or ultraviolet light, e.g. using photovoltaic [pv] modules | H02S40/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E10/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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