Global Patent Index - EP 2587587 A1

EP 2587587 A1 20130501 - Device for direct conversion of solar energy by rectennas

Title (en)

Device for direct conversion of solar energy by rectennas

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zur direkten Umwandlung von Solarenergie durch Rectennas

Title (fr)

Dispositif de conversion directe d'énergie solaire par rectennas

Publication

EP 2587587 A1 20130501 (EN)

Application

EP 11425265 A 20111028

Priority

EP 11425265 A 20111028

Abstract (en)

Object of the present invention is a new nanorectenna based device for high efficiency conversion of sunlight in electric energy to be used for example in solar concentrators.

IPC 8 full level

H01Q 1/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01Q 1/248 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] US 2011247679 A1 20111013 - SHELEF BEN [US], et al
  • [A] US 4445050 A 19840424 - MARKS ALVIN M [US]
  • [XI] ANONYMOUS: "Sviluppo e prototipazione di nano-dispositivi basati su strutture MIM e MOM per la conversione diretta dell'energia solare", PROGRAMMA DI RICERCA, 1 January 2007 (2007-01-01), XP002675798, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.ricercaitaliana.it/prin/dettaglio_completo_prin-2007B47XSN.htm#abstract> [retrieved on 20120510] & ANONYMOUS: "PROGRAMMA DI RICERCA 2007", 1 January 2007 (2007-01-01), XP002676400, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.ricercaitaliana.it/prin/dettaglio_prin-2007B47XSN.htm#abstract> [retrieved on 20120510]
  • [A] GOSWAMI D Y ET AL: "New and emerging developments in solar energy", SOLAR ENERGY, vol. 76, no. 1-3, 1 January 2004 (2004-01-01), PERGAMON PRESS. OXFORD, GB, pages 33 - 43, XP004481436, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00103-8
  • [A] NUNZI J M: "Requirements for a rectifying antenna solar cell technology", SPIE,, 1 January 2010 (2010-01-01), BELLINGHAM WA USA, XP040523613
  • [A] CORKISH R ET AL: "Solar energy collection by antennas", SOLAR ENERGY, vol. 73, no. 6, 1 December 2002 (2002-12-01), PERGAMON PRESS. OXFORD, GB, pages 395 - 401, XP004421963, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00033-1
  • [A] SACHIT GROVER ET AL: "Applicability of Metal/Insulator/Metal (MIM) Diodes to Solar Rectennas", IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC, vol. 1, no. 1, 1 July 2011 (2011-07-01), I E E E, US, pages 78 - 83, XP011387334, ISSN: 2156-3381, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2011.2160489

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2587587 A1 20130501; WO 2013061299 A2 20130502; WO 2013061299 A3 20131227

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11425265 A 20111028; IB 2012055920 W 20121026