He Liu

US Patent:

20140202519, Jul 24, 2014

Filed:

Jan 23, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/748050

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Yuhan Yao - Los Angeles CA, US
He Liu - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

G02B 5/18
H01L 31/052

US Classification:

136246, 359569, 264 17

Abstract:

Provided are solar cell assemblies for harvesting solar radiation having a diffractive optic, a reflective surface that directs solar radiation to the diffractive optic, and a plurality of solar converters including a first converter having a first energy conversion efficiency, wherein the diffractive optic directs a first portion of the solar radiation to the first converter and a second portion of the solar radiation to the second converter.