AU2547777A - Solar cell - Google Patents

Solar cell

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AU2547777A
AU2547777A AU25477/77A AU2547777A AU2547777A AU 2547777 A AU2547777 A AU 2547777A AU 25477/77 A AU25477/77 A AU 25477/77A AU 2547777 A AU2547777 A AU 2547777A AU 2547777 A AU2547777 A AU 2547777A
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solar cell
solar
cell
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AU515496B2 (en
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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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    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/043—Mechanically stacked PV cells
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    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/047—PV cell arrays including PV cells having multiple vertical junctions or multiple V-groove junctions formed in a semiconductor substrate
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    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/05—Electrical interconnection means between PV cells inside the PV module, e.g. series connection of PV cells
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    • H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/0543—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses
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    • H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/0547—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/547—Monocrystalline silicon PV cells

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AU25477/77A 1976-05-26 1977-05-25 Solar cell Expired AU515496B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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

Publications (2)

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

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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)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5081049A (en) * 1988-07-18 1992-01-14 Unisearch Limited Sculpted solar cell surfaces

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DE3047383A1 (en) * 1980-12-16 1982-07-15 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München SOLAR CELL WITH INCREASED EFFICIENCY
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
EP2757593B1 (en) * 2013-01-17 2018-10-17 ATOTECH Deutschland GmbH Plated electrical contacts for solar modules

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5081049A (en) * 1988-07-18 1992-01-14 Unisearch Limited Sculpted solar cell surfaces

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DE2723620A1 (en) 1977-12-08
NL7705821A (en) 1977-11-29
AR213643A1 (en) 1979-02-28
JPS5310988A (en) 1978-01-31
BR7703378A (en) 1978-03-14
GB1553025A (en) 1979-09-19
AU515496B2 (en) 1981-04-09
IT1113593B (en) 1986-01-20

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