HEAT SINK FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

An apparatus and method are for holding heat generating elements such as solar cells. The apparatus includes a body and a component mounting surface for mounting a heat generating component, such as a solar cell, thereon. The apparatus can further include a plurality of spaced apart heat transfer el...

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Hauptverfasser: NEBUSOV, VALERY M, RUBIN, LEONID B
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method are for holding heat generating elements such as solar cells. The apparatus includes a body and a component mounting surface for mounting a heat generating component, such as a solar cell, thereon. The apparatus can further include a plurality of spaced apart heat transfer element holders that are configured to transfer heat from the body to heat transfer elements. The apparatus can also include a connector that is configured to cooperate with a corresponding connector of an adjacent apparatus to mechanically couple the body to the adjacent apparatus while allowing for thermal expansion the body relative to the adjacent apparatus, thereby producing a linear array.