1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a solar collector for generating electricity and heat, and more particularly to a hybrid solar collector for converting solar energy of short wavelength into electric energy and converting solar energy of long wavelength into heat. The solar rays are separated into short wavelength and long wavelength. Separated short wavelength ray is focused on a solar cell for converting the energy of the short wavelength into electric energy, and separated long wavelength ray is focused on a pipe for heating a liquid inside the pipe by the energy of the long wavelength ray.
2. Description of Related Art
As a solar energy collector for generating electric energy, a solar panel is well known. The solar panel is constituted of solar cells arranged in planar form. Further, a large-scale solar collector is also known. Such a solar collector is constituted of a large number of reflector mirrors distributed on the ground for converging solar rays at a converging point, and a solar cell arranged at the converging point.
On the other hand, a solar collector for generating heat is well known. Such a solar collector is constituted of reflector mirrors for converging solar rays, and a heat absorbing tube arranged at a converging point.
Moreover, another solar collector for generating electricity and heat has been proposed. The hybrid solar collector utilizes a solar cell arranged at a solar rays converging point and a heat absorbing tube located on a rear surface of the solar cell.