U.S. patent application number 13/494032 was filed with the patent office on 2012-10-04 for glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel.
Invention is credited to Aaron Mei.
Application Number | 20120247537 13/494032 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46925635 |
Filed Date | 2012-10-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120247537 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Mei; Aaron |
October 4, 2012 |
GLASS SYSTEM OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL
Abstract
A glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel contains: an energy
guiding assembly in which two energy collecting layers, two energy
converting layers, and an energy storage system are fixed, the
energy guiding assembly conducting a light energy in a single
direction by ways of nano particles, the two energy collecting
layers being provided to collect photon beams of the energy guiding
assembly, each energy converting layer transmitting an electrical
energy in each energy collecting layer toward the energy storage
system. The energy guiding assembly also includes two glass layers
on a top surface and a bottom surface of the energy guiding
assembly respectively to retain a collecting panel, a reflecting
panel, and a plurality of high vision light emit bonding films. The
two energy collecting layers and the two energy converting layers
cover two outer sides of the energy guiding assembly
respectively.
Inventors: |
Mei; Aaron; (Taichung City,
TW) |
Family ID: |
46925635 |
Appl. No.: |
13/494032 |
Filed: |
June 12, 2012 |
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12456529 |
Jun 17, 2009 |
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13494032 |
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Current U.S.
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136/247 ;
136/246; 977/948 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H01L 31/02366 20130101;
H01L 31/048 20130101; H01L 31/0547 20141201; Y02E 10/52 20130101;
H02S 40/38 20141201; H01L 31/0488 20130101; B82Y 30/00 20130101;
H01L 31/055 20130101; Y02E 70/30 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
136/247 ;
136/246; 977/948 |
International
Class: |
H01L 31/055 20060101
H01L031/055; H01L 31/052 20060101 H01L031/052 |
Claims
1. A glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel comprising: an
energy guiding assembly in which two energy collecting layers, two
energy converting layers, and an energy storage system are fixed,
the energy guiding assembly conducting a light energy in a single
direction by ways of nano particles, the two energy collecting
layers being provided to collect photon beams of the energy guiding
assembly, each energy converting layer transmitting an electrical
energy in each energy collecting layer toward the energy storage
system; wherein the energy guiding assembly is also comprised of
two glass layers on a top surface and a bottom surface of the
energy guiding assembly respectively to retain a collecting panel,
a reflecting panel, and a plurality of high vision light emit
bonding films; wherein the two energy collecting layers and the two
energy converting layers cover two outer sides of the energy
guiding assembly respectively.
2. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 1, wherein the collecting panel is made of cross-linked
polymer material, compound pellets of the polymer material are
placed for a while before use and then are treated in a surface
functional group via optical nanoparticles, thereafter the optical
nanoparticles are mixed with the compound pellets, then a mixture
of the compound pellets and the optical nanoparticles are extruded
into a thin sheet.
3. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 2, wherein the cross-linked polymer material is selected from
polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC),
polymethyl methacrylate (MMA), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
(ABS).
4. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 2, wherein the optical nanoparticles are selected from Indium
Tin Oxide (ITO), chromium-molybdenum powder metal (Mo--Cr),
molybdenum powder metal (Mo), zinc indium oxide (i-ZnO), oxidized
zinc-aluminum alloy (ZnO/Al2O3), and copper gallium (CuGa).
5. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 2, wherein the optical nanoparticles are mixed with the
compound pellets in a range between 0.01% and 10%.
6. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 2, wherein a thickness of the thin sheet is adjusted in a
range between 2 m/m and 12 m/m based on a transparency, an
atomization or intensity.
7. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 1, wherein the reflecting panel is a rigid polymer film made
of micromolecule compound pellets, and the polymer film is
spin-coated, curtain coated, or sprayed nano metal particles with
high reflectivity thereon.
8. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 7, wherein a thickness of the rigid polymer film is in a
range between 0.15 m/m and 0.30 m/m, and the rigid polymer film is
made by selected from Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Glycol
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETG), and Acrylonitrile Butadiene
Styrene (ABS).
9. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 7, wherein the nano metal particles are selected from copper
(Cu), aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), and nickel ions (Ni).
10. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 1, wherein each high vision light emit bonding film is a
bonding medium of the two glass layers, the collecting panel, and
the reflecting panel 4.
11. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 1, wherein the each high vision light emit bonding film is a
carrier and is made of polymer materials to cover multiplier
divergence nanoparticles, and the multiplier divergence
nanoparticles are inorganic chemistry fluorescent particles, the
inorganic chemistry fluorescent particles are diverging into an
optical octave radiation through a processing to increase a light
diverging ability for up to 15%-45% and are treated in the surface
functional group by ways of the nano particles, thereafter the
inorganic chemistry fluorescent particles are mixed with the
polymer materials to form granulated rubber, and the granulated
rubber is extruded to form flexible film.
12. The glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel as claimed in
claim 11, wherein a content of nanoparticles material of the each
high vision light emit bonding film is adjusted in a range between
0.01% and 5%, and a thickness of the each high vision light emit
bonding film is in a range between 0.25 m/m and 1.0 m/m.
Description
[0001] . This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application
Ser. No. 12/456,529, filed Jun. 17, 2009.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a solar photovoltaic panel,
and more particularly to a glass system of a solar photovoltaic
panel.
[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0005] Typical glass units, safety glasses, or glass laminates
comprise two or more glass laminates or layers and one or more
adhesive or bonding layers disposed or engaged between the glass
layers for solidly securing or bonding the glass layers together
and for increasing the strength of the typical glass units, safety
glasses, or glass laminates.
[0006] For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,580 to Mannheim discloses
one of the typical shatterproof glass laminates comprising at least
one heat tempered or heat strengthened glass layer, at least one
internal combination elastic shock absorbing adhesive plastic layer
of polyvinyl butyral material, and at least one antilacerative
plastic layer of polyester or polycarbonsate material, and/or a
polyester material having a scratch-resistant or self healing
coating engaged therein.
[0007] However, the typical shatterproof glass laminates may only
be used to keep out the wind and rain, and to shelter or obstruct
from the sun shine, but may not be used to collect the solar or
light energy.
[0008] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate
the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide
a glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel which is used to
collect the solar or light energy and to converting the solar or
light energy into the electrical energy and to store the electrical
energy and to provide the electrical energy to energize various
electric facilities of families, schools, plants, or the like.
[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel which allows the light
energy to be suitably or effectively collected by the energy
collecting layer.
[0011] A glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel according to
the present invention contains: [0012] an energy guiding assembly
in which two energy collecting layers, two energy converting
layers, and an energy storage system are fixed, the energy guiding
assembly conducting a light energy in a single direction by ways of
nano particles, the two energy collecting layers being provided to
collect photon beams of the energy guiding assembly, each energy
converting layer transmitting an electrical energy in each energy
collecting layer toward the energy storage system; [0013] wherein
the energy guiding assembly is also comprised of two glass layers
on a top surface and a bottom surface of the energy guiding
assembly respectively to retain a collecting panel, a reflecting
panel, and a plurality of high vision light emit bonding films;
[0014] wherein the two energy collecting layers and the two energy
converting layers cover two outer sides of the energy guiding
assembly respectively.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the exploded components
of a glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel according to a
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the assembly of the glass
system of the solar photovoltaic panel according to the preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the operation of the glass
system of the solar photovoltaic panel according to the preferred
embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 4 is also a plan view showing the operation of the
glass system of the solar photovoltaic panel according to the
preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0019] With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a glass system of a solar
photovoltaic panel 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the
present invention comprises an energy guiding assembly 10 in which
two energy collecting layers 15, two energy converting layers 16,
and an energy storage system 17 are fixed. The energy guiding
assembly 10 conducts a light energy in a single direction by ways
of nano particles, the two energy collecting layers 15 are provided
to collect photon beams of the energy guiding assembly 10, each
energy converting layer 16 transmits an electrical energy in each
energy collecting layer 15 toward the energy storage system 17. The
energy guiding assembly 10 is also comprised of two glass layers 11
on a top surface and a bottom surface of the energy guiding
assembly 10 respectively to retain a collecting panel 13, a
reflecting panel 14, and a plurality of high vision light emit
bonding films 12. The two energy collecting layers 15 and the two
energy converting layers 16 cover two outer sides of the energy
guiding assembly 10 respectively.
[0020] The collecting panel 13 is made of cross-linked polymer
material, such as polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP),
polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (MMA), or acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS). Furthermore, compound pellets of the
polymer material are placed for a while before use and then are
treated in a surface functional group via optical nanoparticles,
such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), chromium-molybdenum powder metal
(Mo--Cr), molybdenum powder metal (Mo), zinc indium oxide (i-ZnO),
oxidized zinc-aluminum alloy (ZnO/Al2O3), or copper gallium (CuGa).
Thereafter, the optical nanoparticles are mixed with the compound
pellets in a range between 0.01% and 10%, then a mixture of the
compound pellets and the optical nanoparticles are extruded into a
thin sheet, and a thickness of the thin sheet is adjusted in a
range between 2 m/m and 12 m/m based on a transparency, an
atomization or an intensity.
[0021] The reflecting panel 14 reflects a residual energy back to
the collecting panel 13 when the photon beams penetrates the solar
photovoltaic panel 1, thus enhancing photoelectric conversion
efficiency. Furthermore, the reflecting panel 14 is a rigid polymer
film made of micromolecule compound pellets, and a thickness of the
rigid polymer film is in a range between 0.15 m/m and 0.30 m/m, the
polymer film is spin-coated, curtain coated, or sprayed nano metal
particles with high reflectivity thereon, and the nano metal
particles are copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), silver (Ag), or nickel
ions (Ni), the polymer film is made of Polyethylene Terephthalate
(PET), Glycol Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETG), or Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene (ABS).
[0022] Each high vision light emit bonding film 12 has a
light-sensitive effect and is a bonding medium of the two glass
layers 11, the collecting panel 13, and the reflecting panel 14.
The each high vision light emit bonding film 12 is a carrier and is
made of polymer materials to cover multiplier divergence
nanoparticles, and the multiplier divergence nanoparticles are
inorganic chemistry fluorescent particles, the inorganic chemistry
fluorescent particles are diverging into an optical radiation
through a processing to increase a light diverging ability for up
to 15%-45% and are treated in the surface functional group by ways
of the nano particles, thereafter the inorganic chemistry
fluorescent particles are mixed with the polymer materials to form
granulated rubber, and the granulated rubber is extruded to form
flexible film. Furthermore, a content of nanoparticles material of
the each high vision light emit bonding film 12 is adjusted in a
range between 0.01% and 5%, and a thickness of the each high vision
light emit bonding film 12 is in a range between 0.25 m/m and 1.0
m/m.
[0023] In operation, as shown in FIG. 3, when a light source 20
emits visible lights A, the visible lights A penetrate a glass
layer 11 on the top surface of the energy guiding assembly 10 and
contacts the plurality of high vision light emit bonding films 12,
a part of the visible lights A are absorbed and conducted to the
two energy collecting layers 15, and when the visible lights A
penetrating an upper high vision light emit bonding film 12 contact
the collecting panel 13, the light energy is absorbed and conducted
to the two energy collecting layers 15, thereafter in middle, a
high vision light emit bonding film 12 absorbs the visible lights
A. However, when the rest of visible lights A contact the
reflecting panel 14, a part of light energy reflects back to the
collecting panel 13 and is absorbed by the middle high vision light
emit bonding film 12 and a lower middle high vision light emit
bonding film 12, the rest of visible lights A generate in the glass
layer 11 on the bottom surface of the of the energy guiding
assembly 10. Thereby, when the light sources 20 generate in the
glass layer 11 on the bottom surface of the energy guiding assembly
10, they are absorbed by the plurality of high vision light emit
bonding films 12 and the collecting panel 13, and then a part of
the light source 20 is reflected by the reflecting panel 14 and
absorbed so as to increase a photoelectric absorption and
conversion efficiency.
[0024] In addition, the light sources received by the two energy
collecting layers 15 are transformed into the electrical energy,
and the electrical energy is stored in the energy storage system
17. A waste heat generating from the photoelectric conversion is
scattered by ways of a conductive coating surface of the energy
conversion layer 1, thus prevent parts of the solar photovoltaic
panel from damage because of the waste heat.
[0025] As shown in FIG. 4, in another operation, the solar
photovoltaic panel 1 is fixed on a wall 21, and when a sunlight
source 30 or the light source 20 emits a natural light A, the
natural light A is absorbed by the solar photovoltaic panel 1 and
is converted into the electrical energy so as to supply power or is
stored in the energy storage system 17. Also, the energy storage
system 17 is selected from various power cells or batteries, such
as lead acid batteries, Ni--Mh rechargeable battery, Ni--Cd
rechargeable battery, LiFePO4 battery, Li/MnO2 battery, or the
like. Thereby, the glass system of a solar photovoltaic panel of
the present invention absorbs the visible lights in air to recycle
photoelectricity.
[0026] Thereby, the high vision light emit bonding films of the
glass system of the present invention is manufactured as
follows:
[0027] 1. The high vision light emit bonding films 12 are made by
changing the inorganic material, such as CaCO.sub.3 or TiO.sub.2 or
BoSo.sub.4 or SiO.sub.2, a lattice refractive index of the
inorganic material must over 1.495, and the inorganic material is
ground, crashed, smashed, and rearranged, wherein the SiO and the
TiO, are ground and crashed 4-8 hours to increase their temperature
up to 65.degree. C. to 90.degree. C. and are scattered into grains,
a diameter of which is less than D99<1 .mu.m, and the grains
with a diameter less than 300 nm are eliminated so that the
required grains have 300-950 nm of diameter.
[0028] 2. In the grinding and scattering process, a temperature
change has to be measured, wherein when the temperature reaches
97-107.degree. C., a high-temperature type polymer dispersant is
added, and a molecular weight of the grains is around 14000-21000
m/w, then the grains are ground and scattered continuously, and a
bulk flow of the grains is finished, (around 0.5-2 kg/min and the
grains are processed for 25-55 minutes), thereafter a temperature
of the grains are lowered to 65-90.degree. C., the grains are
ground and scattered further. As the diameter of the grains in
batch check is D99<1 .mu.m, the grains are fed into a cooling
tank in which a temperature is kept between 1.degree. C. and
7.degree. C., and then the grains are mixed to shrink instantly so
as to make the plate like particles surface too curved to ball as
like. In the meantime, the grains and the dispersant are combined
together to form a structural disperse solution, and the Van der
Waals force of the grains is released temporarily. Thereafter, a
water of the disperse solution is eliminated in a freeze-drying
manner to reach 0.5-2.5% of moisture content and matches with a
suitable vehicle, thus obtaining dry and fluffy white powders.
[0029] 3. If the moisture content of the powders is less than 1%,
the powders match with nonpolar material, such as EVA, Epoxy, or
Silicone, and if the moisture content of the powders is more than
1%, the powders match with PVB, PVA, PVC, PC, PS, or ABS. A dry
film is used in the glass system and is extruded by an extruder,
wherein in above-mention manufacturing process, the master batch is
prepared in advance, and then mixing, kneading, melting, extruding,
cooling, granulating, and eliminating water are processed so that
the structured dispersants of the powder particles are mixed,
thereafter the high concentrate master batch is fed into the
extruder to extrude the high vision light emit bonding film, during
which a reflectance value is between 1.495 and 1.690.
[0030] 4. The vision light energy collecting layer of the present
invention is comprised of hollow nanoparticles, wherein
C.sub.60-Hollow Nano-carbons is applied to collect and convert
energy and is produced by using an arc discharge method to capture
particles, and then the C.sub.60-Hollow Nano-carbons is deposited
on the cathode to lower its temperature and is ground, the covalent
bond generates covalently attached function group. The glass system
is carboxylated, and a manufacture process of the C.sub.60-hollow
nano-carbons includes steps of: high purity graphite
vaporizating.fwdarw.depositing.fwdarw.cooling.fwdarw.(crushing,
grinding, dispersing).fwdarw.a diameter of the C.sub.60-hollow
nano-carbons is D100<100 nm, wherein the C.sub.60-hollow
nano-carbons is long or short and has different sizes and is
closed, wherein the light energy is absorbed in the hollow
nano-carbons by means of the Black-Body Theory to generate heat by
which infrared electromagnetic waves are produced so that
electromagnetic energy diverges the hollow nano-carbons quickly,
hence the light energy is diverged toward the energy collecting
layer at a light speed, wherein the energy collecting layer is
solar cells selected from Mono, or Multi-Poly silicone, GaS,
Amorphous Silicon Thin Film, CIGS, CuAs.
[0031] 5. The hollow nano-carbons has different sizes and is
circular, spherical, flat, or oval, and it forming and closed rate
is above 95%. To spread the hollow nano-carbons evenly, at corners
of the hollow nano-carbons are chemical hydroxyl bonding processed
so that a hydrogen bond of the engineering polymer forms a chain
bonding to use as a covalently attached function group.
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[0032] 6. The hollow nano-carbons is hydroxylated and mixed with
the Polycarbonsate as shown in above Figure, then a mixture of the
hollow nano-carbons and the Polycarbonsate is linked by
mixing.fwdarw.kneading.fwdarw.extruding.fwdarw.melting.fwdarw.cooling.fwd-
arw.granulating.fwdarw.drying.fwdarw.packing master batch,
thereafter the master batch is mixed with the vehicle at a certain
proportion, a mixture of the master batch and the vehicle is fed
into the extruder to produce a flat sheet in the energy collecting
layer, a luminous flux of the flat sheet is controlled by
controlling a concentration of the master batch, wherein the
luminous flux of the penetration rate is over 70%, thereby
generating transparent products.
[0033] 7. The light energy is re-captured and is recycled by a
reflecting layer, the reflecting layer is made of inorganic mineral
or is nano-ceramic, such as Nano Size Calcium Carbonsate, Nano Size
Barium Sulfate, Nano particles Silver, or Nano Size Tungsten,
wherein the inorganic mineral is ground, crushed, dispersed,
functional grouped, separated, dried, and packed. In addition, the
metal ceramic is ionized by plasma and is collected for powdering,
thus generating the master batch.
[0034] 8. A mineral inorganic material is dispersed to the nano
particles with a 15-200 nm by using a mechanical method and forms
the dispersion by ways of chemistry chain. Although adding an
anionic dispersing agent to synthesize with cation materials to
form a stable dispersion, the mineral inorganic material is dried
so that a diameter of the powers is kept in a range between 500 and
2000 nm without agglomeration, a secondary particle size of the
materials is a lamellae, the light collecting panel is extruded so
that the photon beams from the light source adjust automatically at
a 90 degree and are conducted onto the two energy collecting layers
15, and infrared rays divergence by ways of the light collecting
panel so that the lights penetrate the sunlight batteries on a back
side of the energy guiding assembly 10, hence the light energy is
converted into the electrical energy, and then the electrical
energy is transmitted toward the energy store system.
[0035] 9. The diameter of the grains is in a range between 200
.mu.m and 2000 .mu.m, and the high polymer materials are
transparent, and the engineering plastics are glued by using the
high vision light emit bonding films to form anti-collision
materials. Moreover, a minimum anti-collision energy of the glass
unit of the present invention is over 240 J/cm.sup.2 to be used in
green building materials and military purposes.
[0036] While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been
set forth for the purpose of disclosure, modifications of the
disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments
thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the
appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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