ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,882, issued on April 7, was assigned to Korea Photonics Technology Institute (Gwangju, South Korea).
"Photovoltaic power generation module using condensing lens having medium therein and photovoltaic/solar heat power generation system including the same" was invented by Hyo Jin Kim (Gwangju, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photovoltaic power generation module may include a ball lens that receives a medium from the outside or outputs a medium to the outside, receives sunlight that proceeds thereto from the outside when a medium is introduced thereto, and focuses the medium on one focal point, a solar cell that is disposed...