Method of making solar collector assemblies with optical concentrator encapsulant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8847061
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12814361

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Disclosed is a method of making solar collector assemblies for photovoltaic conversion. The method comprises providing a mold for receiving encapsulant, the mold having serially arranged, alternating peaks and valleys. A respective PV solar cell is placed into each of a series of the valleys such that the light-receiving surfaces of the PV solar cells face upwards. Uncured encapsulant is delivered into the mold and onto the light-receiving surfaces, and from the light-receiving surfaces to a level at least as high as the peaks so as to form, above the light-receiving surfaces, optical concentrators for concentrating light received by the optical concentrators and directing the light to the light-receiving surfaces. The encapsulant is then cured.

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ENERGY FOCUS INC32000 AURORA ROAD SOLON OH 44139

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Buelow,, II Roger F Gate Mills, US 13 135

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