Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Energy harvesting and electrical power generation
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Application No.: US17132250Application Date: 2020-12-23
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Publication No.: US11770095B2Publication Date: 2023-09-26
- Inventor: Bryon Roos Gomberg , Ilan Yoscovich
- Applicant: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
- Applicant Address: IL Herzeliya
- Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Herzeliya
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Main IPC: H02S10/10
- IPC: H02S10/10 ; H02S20/10 ; H02S40/32 ; H02S40/42 ; F03D9/25 ; F03B13/14

Abstract:
An apparatus for harvesting energy, such as solar, wind, wave, thermal, and the like, including a solar panel and a duct supporting the solar panel at an operational angle. The duct comprises a bottom shroud and side shrouds, therein forming a large aperture, a small aperture, and an oblique frustum shaped cavity. The oblique frustum shaped cavity is configured to direct a flow of fluid from the large aperture to the small aperture. A flow energy generator, such as a turbine, located at the small aperture is configured to collect flow energy. Temperature differences between the solar panel and the environment may be used to harvest thermal energy with a thermoelectric generator. Fluid flow under the solar panel may decrease the panel temperature and increase the efficiency. Generators may be operated in reverse to lower the solar panel temperature and increase efficiency.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210203268A1 ENERGY HARVESTING AND ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION Public/Granted day:2021-07-01
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