Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.

Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.

Proposed is a hybrid energy generation device using sunlight and solar heat including a photovoltaic panel in which a plurality of photovoltaic cells are arranged on a front side thereof, a first heat storage pipe having an inlet through which heat transfer fluid is introduced, and having a first slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, a second heat storage pipe disposed to face the first heat storage pipe, having an outlet through which the heat transfer fluid is discharged, and having a second slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, two or more third heat storage pipes arranged to connect the first heat storage pipe and the second heat storage pipe, and each having a third slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, and a heat dissipation panel laminated on a back side of the PV panel.

Proposed is a hybrid energy generation device using sunlight and solar heat including a photovoltaic panel in which a plurality of photovoltaic cells are arranged on a front side thereof, a first heat storage pipe having an inlet through which heat transfer fluid is introduced, and having a first slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, a second heat storage pipe disposed to face the first heat storage pipe, having an outlet through which the heat transfer fluid is discharged, and having a second slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, two or more third heat storage pipes arranged to connect the first heat storage pipe and the second heat storage pipe, and each having a third slit hole formed on a side thereof in a longitudinal direction, and a heat dissipation panel laminated on a back side of the PV panel.

A solar module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells and a sandwich structure on which the plurality of photovoltaic cells is structurally supported. The sandwich structure includes top and bottom structural plates and an open-cell inner material located between the top and bottom structural plates.

A solar module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells and a sandwich structure on which the plurality of photovoltaic cells is structurally supported. The sandwich structure includes top and bottom structural plates and an open-cell inner material located between the top and bottom structural plates.

A thermoelectric power generation system includes a solar panel array on a first side of a tower to absorb solar radiation and generate electrical energy and waste heat and a panel on a second side, opposite the first side, of the tower. A plurality of thermoelectric elements of the tower are interposed between the solar panel array and the panel. The plurality of thermoelectric elements converts conductive heat flow of the waste heat from the solar panel directed toward the panel to electrical energy. A conductive base supports the tower and to conduct heat away from the panel.

This invention is a direct coupling device (31) to generate hydrogen from concentrated sunlight comprised of a solar concentrator (32) and a water electrolyser (33) where the solar concentrator (32) is comprised of an optical concentration element (15), adjacent to a number of photovoltaic cells (14) coupled to a heat exchanger (13) and the water electrolyser (33) comprised of a proton exchange membrane (2) in which the membrane is comprised of a number of individualized anode zones (6) and cathodic zones (12) coated with a catalyst, a number of cathode single-polar plates (3) and a number of anode single-polar plates (5), a number of regeneration electrodes (1), a number of floating flow guide plates (7), a number of elastic compression elements (8) and a casing consisting of an upper (9) and a lower (10) part.

This invention is a direct coupling device (31) to generate hydrogen from concentrated sunlight comprised of a solar concentrator (32) and a water electrolyser (33) where the solar concentrator (32) is comprised of an optical concentration element (15), adjacent to a number of photovoltaic cells (14) coupled to a heat exchanger (13) and the water electrolyser (33) comprised of a proton exchange membrane (2) in which the membrane is comprised of a number of individualized anode zones (6) and cathodic zones (12) coated with a catalyst, a number of cathode single-polar plates (3) and a number of anode single-polar plates (5), a number of regeneration electrodes (1), a number of floating flow guide plates (7), a number of elastic compression elements (8) and a casing consisting of an upper (9) and a lower (10) part.

The present disclosure relates to an energy harvesting system for generating electrical energy by using a solar cell and a thermoelectric device. The energy harvesting system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include a solar cell for generating electrical energy based on sunlight; an interface layer located under the solar cell and including a heat transfer layer for transferring heat generated by the solar cell; a thermoelectric device located under the interface layer, including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a thermoelectric channel located between the first and second electrodes, and configured to generate electrical energy based on a temperature difference between the first and second electrodes that occurs when heat generated by the solar cell is transferred to the first electrode through the heat transfer layer; and a cooling layer located under the thermoelectric device and cooling the second electrode to increase the temperature difference.