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Primary Examiner: Mack, John H.
Assistant Examiner: Weisstuch, Aaron
Attorney: Croskell; Henry, Limpus; Lawrence L.

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Title: Solar collector using total internal reflectance

Abstract: A solar collector is constructed of a photoelectric cell mounted within a collector of the total internal reflectance type. The photoelectric cell has the form of a rod of a monocrystalline element or compound with a generally cylindrical junction spaced at a distance radially inwardly from the outer surface of the rod. The photoelectric cell is mounted within a trough shaped collector which is at least partially filled with a transparent solid wherein total internal reflectance of incident radiation increases the effectiveness of the collector.

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Inventors: Johnson, Gregory R. (University City, MO, US)
Miles, Malcolm G. (Olivette, MO, US)
Salyer, Ival O. (Dayton, OH, US)
Hardy, Edgar E. (Dayton, OH, US)

Application Number: 739769
Filing Date: 1976-11-08
Publication_date: 1979-03-06
Assignee: Monsanto Company (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Class(es): 136/259 136/246, 136/255
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3134906	May, 1964	Henker	250/211.
3873829	Mar, 1975	Evrard et al.	250/213.
3973994	Aug, 1976	Redfield	136/89.
3976508	Aug, 1976	Mlavsky	136/89.
4029519	Jun, 1977	Schertz et al.	136/89.
4045246	Aug, 1977	Mlavsky et al.	136/89.

Other Refs: Other References: N. B. Goodman et al, "Solid-Dielectric compound Parabolic Concentrators: On Their Use With Photovoltaic Devices", Applied Optics, vol. 15, pp. 2434-2436, (1976).
H. J. Hovel, "Semiconductors & Semimetals -vol. 11, Solar Cells", Academic Press, (1975), p. 203.