Photovoltaic system for converting radiation energy into electric energy for use in electric power generation, has coarse and fine adjustment elements that are independently controlled, such that coarse ratio is greater than fine ratio

摘要

The system (1) has a photovoltaic cell (101) that converts the electromagnetic radiation (2) incident onto the electromagnetic radiation-sensitive surface (103), into electrical energy. A coarse-adjustment element (11) adjusts a coarse angle of incidence of the radiation to the radiation-sensitive surface of the cell. A fine-adjustment element (102) adjusts a fine angle of incidence of the radiation to the radiation-sensitive surface of the cell. The adjustment elements are independently controlled, such that a coarse ratio is greater than a fine ratio. An independent claim is included for a method of adjusting an angle of incidence of electromagnetic radiation on the electromagnetically-sensitive surface of a photovoltaic cell of a photovoltaic system.