CA1085946A - Photovoltaic cell array - Google Patents

Photovoltaic cell array

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Publication number
CA1085946A
CA1085946A CA290,513A CA290513A CA1085946A CA 1085946 A CA1085946 A CA 1085946A CA 290513 A CA290513 A CA 290513A CA 1085946 A CA1085946 A CA 1085946A
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metal
semiconductor material
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CA290,513A
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English (en)
French (fr)
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Lee R. Ullery, Jr.
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Ses Inc
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Ses Inc
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Priority claimed from US05/827,927 external-priority patent/US4127424A/en
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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
    • H10F10/16Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers
    • H10F10/169Photovoltaic cells having only PN heterojunction potential barriers comprising Cu2X/CdX heterojunctions, wherein X is a Group VI element, e.g. Cu2O/CdO PN heterojunction photovoltaic cells
    • 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
    • H10F19/30Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising thin-film photovoltaic cells
    • H10F19/31Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules comprising thin-film photovoltaic cells having multiple laterally adjacent thin-film photovoltaic cells deposited on the same substrate
    • 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
    • H10F77/10Semiconductor bodies
    • H10F77/16Material structures, e.g. crystalline structures, film structures or crystal plane orientations
    • H10F77/169Thin semiconductor films on metallic or insulating substrates
    • 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
    • H10F77/20Electrodes
    • H10F77/206Electrodes for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/211Electrodes for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic cells
    • 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

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CA290,513A 1976-12-06 1977-11-09 Photovoltaic cell array Expired CA1085946A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US74784976A 1976-12-06 1976-12-06
US747,849 1976-12-06
US827,927 1977-08-26
US05/827,927 US4127424A (en) 1976-12-06 1977-08-26 Photovoltaic cell array

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CA1085946A true CA1085946A (en) 1980-09-16

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JP (1) JPS5370781A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR7707957A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1085946A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2751393A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (2) ES464679A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2373165A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1559247A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL53276A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN148687B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1091265B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
MX (1) MX144753A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7712838A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5821827B2 (ja) * 1979-02-09 1983-05-04 三洋電機株式会社 光起電力装置
GB2117971A (en) * 1982-04-05 1983-10-19 Hitachi Ltd Amorphous silicon photovoltaic device
JPH0530369Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1984-10-09 1993-08-03
JPS62211060A (ja) * 1986-03-12 1987-09-17 オリンパス光学工業株式会社 高周波処置具
DE202008008743U1 (de) * 2008-07-02 2009-11-19 Aleo Solar Ag Photovoltaisches Solarmodul

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2820841A (en) * 1956-05-10 1958-01-21 Clevite Corp Photovoltaic cells and methods of fabricating same
FR1315539A (fr) * 1961-03-14 1963-01-18 Western Electric Co Ensemble de piles solaires pour satellites artificiels
US3833425A (en) * 1972-02-23 1974-09-03 Us Navy Solar cell array
AU7005674A (en) * 1974-03-01 1975-12-18 Univ Delaware Photovoltaic cell

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IT1091265B (it) 1985-07-06
DE2751393A1 (de) 1978-06-08
FR2373165B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-03-20
IN148687B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-05-09
FR2373165A1 (fr) 1978-06-30
GB1559247A (en) 1980-01-16
IL53276A (en) 1980-06-30
JPS5370781A (en) 1978-06-23
ES464679A1 (es) 1978-09-01
IL53276A0 (en) 1978-01-31
ES467972A1 (es) 1978-11-01
NL7712838A (nl) 1978-06-08
MX144753A (es) 1981-11-19
BR7707957A (pt) 1978-09-05

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