20120247538 | EFFICIENT HEAT SINK FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - An efficient heat sink for solar photovoltaic cells and a combined heat and power generation system include one or more flat plate heat pipes. A front plate surface of the front and back plate surfaces engages with and covers the backplate of the cell plate. A heat exchanger of plate pipe type engages with the cooling portion of backplate surface of the flat plate heat pipe. Heat absorbed by the heat absorption surface of the flat plate heat pipe from the cell plate is dissipated by the heat exchanger through cooling media without affecting combination of the cell plate with a building surface or application of the cell plate as a building component. Therefore, the temperature of the cell plate is prevented from rising, the dissipated heat may be utilized to generate hot water, solar utilization efficiency is improved, and the cost of the solar photovoltaic industry is reduced. | 10-04-2012 |