Solar energy conversion
CA 1073995 A · Owner: Kilby, Jack S. · Inventors: Porter, Wilbur A.; Lathrop, Jay W.; Kilby, Jack S.
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Solar energy conversion is provided by a structure formed of a plurality of photovoltaic sources. An electrolyte wets the sources. Upon exposure to light the photovoltaic sources cause a current to flow in the electrolyte producing an electrochemical reaction. The products of this reaction may then be collected and stored. In a preferred embodiment the electrolyte is an aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and the hydrogen produced by the electrochemical reaction may be stored, burned as a fuel or used in a fuel cell to produce electrical energy.
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- Granted March 18, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 18, 1997.
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