CA1137197A - Solar cell array - Google Patents

Solar cell array

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CA1137197A
CA1137197A CA000308173A CA308173A CA1137197A CA 1137197 A CA1137197 A CA 1137197A CA 000308173 A CA000308173 A CA 000308173A CA 308173 A CA308173 A CA 308173A CA 1137197 A CA1137197 A CA 1137197A
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film
layer
electrically
conductive material
cells
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French (fr)
Inventor
John F. Jordan
Curtis M. Lampkin
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Photon Power Inc
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Photon Power Inc
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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
    • H10F77/00Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/20Electrodes
    • H10F77/244Electrodes made of transparent conductive layers, e.g. transparent conductive oxide [TCO] layers
    • 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
    • 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
    • H10F19/35Structures for the connecting of adjacent photovoltaic cells, e.g. interconnections or insulating spacers
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2224/00Indexing scheme for arrangements for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies and methods related thereto as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2224/01Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • H01L2224/18High density interconnect [HDI] connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • 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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CA000308173A 1977-09-08 1978-07-26 Solar cell array Expired CA1137197A (en)

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US83154477A 1977-09-08 1977-09-08
US831,544 1977-09-08

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JP (1) JPS5441686A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (1) AU517645B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR7805816A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1137197A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2839038A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
EG (1) EG13954A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES473061A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2405557A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1575888A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GR (1) GR63166B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IE (1) IE47153B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IL (1) IL55165A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN149318B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1105538B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL186209C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
OA (1) OA06048A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
PT (1) PT68530A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
TR (1) TR20403A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
YU (1) YU213178A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ZA (1) ZA783886B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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FR2405557A1 (fr) 1979-05-04
AU517645B2 (en) 1981-08-13
JPS5441686A (en) 1979-04-03
IL55165A0 (en) 1978-09-29
PT68530A (en) 1978-10-01
IN149318B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1981-10-24
GR63166B (en) 1979-09-26
IL55165A (en) 1981-05-20
IT1105538B (it) 1985-11-04
NL186209C (nl) 1990-10-01
FR2405557B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-11-12
DE2839038A1 (de) 1979-03-22
OA06048A (fr) 1981-06-30
BR7805816A (pt) 1979-04-24
DE2839038C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1989-07-27
IE47153B1 (en) 1983-12-28
EG13954A (en) 1983-03-31
IE781675L (en) 1979-03-08
TR20403A (tr) 1981-06-10
AU3899878A (en) 1980-02-21
ES473061A1 (es) 1979-11-01
IT7850646A0 (it) 1978-08-08
YU213178A (en) 1983-04-30
ZA783886B (en) 1979-07-25
NL7808630A (nl) 1979-03-12
GB1575888A (en) 1980-10-01
JPS6146993B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1986-10-16

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