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AU515496B2 - Solar cell - Google Patents

Solar cell

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AU515496B2
AU515496B2 AU25477/77A AU2547777A AU515496B2 AU 515496 B2 AU515496 B2 AU 515496B2 AU 25477/77 A AU25477/77 A AU 25477/77A AU 2547777 A AU2547777 A AU 2547777A AU 515496 B2 AU515496 B2 AU 515496B2
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Prior art keywords
solar cell
solar
cell
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AU25477/77A
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AU2547777A (en
Inventor
R. and Frank R. I Kaplow
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Priority claimed from US05/689,989 external-priority patent/US4110122A/en
Application filed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed Critical Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/14Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F19/00Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
    • H10F19/10Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising photovoltaic cells in arrays in a single semiconductor substrate, the photovoltaic cells having vertical junctions or V-groove junctions
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F19/00Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
    • H10F19/40Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising photovoltaic cells in a mechanically stacked configuration
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F19/00Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
    • H10F19/90Structures for connecting between photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/40Optical elements or arrangements
    • H10F77/42Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H10F77/484Refractive light-concentrating means, e.g. lenses
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10FINORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/40Optical elements or arrangements
    • H10F77/42Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H10F77/488Reflecting light-concentrating means, e.g. parabolic mirrors or concentrators using total internal reflection
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/0001Technical content checked by a classifier
    • H01L2924/0002Not covered by any one of groups H01L24/00, H01L24/00 and H01L2224/00
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52PV systems with concentrators
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/547Monocrystalline silicon PV cells
AU25477/77A 1976-05-26 1977-05-25 Solar cell Expired AU515496B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/689,989 US4110122A (en) 1976-05-26 1976-05-26 High-intensity, solid-state-solar cell device
USUS689989- 1976-05-26
US05/796,657 US4131984A (en) 1976-05-26 1977-05-13 Method of making a high-intensity solid-state solar cell
USUS796657 1977-05-13

Publications (2)

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AU2547777A AU2547777A (en) 1978-11-30
AU515496B2 true AU515496B2 (en) 1981-04-09

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Country Status (8)

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JP (1) JPS5310988A (en)
AR (1) AR213643A1 (en)
AU (1) AU515496B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7703378A (en)
DE (1) DE2723620A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1553025A (en)
IT (1) IT1113593B (en)
NL (1) NL7705821A (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3047383A1 (en) * 1980-12-16 1982-07-15 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München SOLAR CELL WITH INCREASED EFFICIENCY
US5081049A (en) * 1988-07-18 1992-01-14 Unisearch Limited Sculpted solar cell surfaces
DE4310206C2 (en) * 1993-03-29 1995-03-09 Siemens Ag Method for producing a solar cell from a substrate wafer
DE4416549C2 (en) * 1994-05-10 1996-09-12 Siemens Ag Process for the production of a solar cell
DE102008060599A1 (en) 2008-12-06 2010-06-10 Rainer Merdonig Solar cell unit has solar cell, which has photovoltaic active sandwich and lens assembly, which partly covers solar cell
JP5326731B2 (en) * 2009-03-26 2013-10-30 大日本印刷株式会社 Organic thin film solar cell
ES2705199T3 (en) 2013-01-17 2019-03-22 Atotech Deutschland Gmbh Galvanized electrical contacts for solar modules
US11978815B2 (en) * 2018-12-27 2024-05-07 Solarpaint Ltd. Flexible photovoltaic cell, and methods and systems of producing it

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DE2723620A1 (en) 1977-12-08
NL7705821A (en) 1977-11-29
AU2547777A (en) 1978-11-30
BR7703378A (en) 1978-03-14
JPS5310988A (en) 1978-01-31
IT1113593B (en) 1986-01-20
AR213643A1 (en) 1979-02-28
GB1553025A (en) 1979-09-19

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