CA2086409A1 - Advanced solar cell - Google Patents

Advanced solar cell

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Publication number
CA2086409A1
CA2086409A1 CA002086409A CA2086409A CA2086409A1 CA 2086409 A1 CA2086409 A1 CA 2086409A1 CA 002086409 A CA002086409 A CA 002086409A CA 2086409 A CA2086409 A CA 2086409A CA 2086409 A1 CA2086409 A1 CA 2086409A1
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incident
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semiconductor
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Abandoned
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CA002086409A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Narain G. Hingorani
Harshad Mehta
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Electric Power Research Institute Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/14—Photovoltaic cells having only PN homojunction potential barriers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F19/00—Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic modules
    • H10F19/50—Integrated devices comprising at least one photovoltaic cell and other types of semiconductor or solid-state components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/95—Circuit arrangements
    • H10F77/953—Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers
    • H10F77/955—Circuit arrangements for devices having potential barriers for photovoltaic devices
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • 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
    • Y02E10/547—Monocrystalline silicon PV cells

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  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
CA002086409A 1991-05-03 1992-04-27 Advanced solar cell Abandoned CA2086409A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/695,612 US5215599A (en) 1991-05-03 1991-05-03 Advanced solar cell
US07/695,612 1991-05-03

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CA2086409A1 true CA2086409A1 (en) 1992-11-04

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Country Status (6)

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US (1) US5215599A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0538460A1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPH05508267A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU2024592A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA2086409A1 (OSRAM)
WO (1) WO1992020104A1 (OSRAM)

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EP0538460A1 (en) 1993-04-28
WO1992020104A1 (en) 1992-11-12
US5215599A (en) 1993-06-01
JPH05508267A (ja) 1993-11-18
AU2024592A (en) 1992-12-21
EP0538460A4 (OSRAM) 1994-03-30

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