GB1023847A - Improvements in or relating to devices for converting solar energy into electric energy - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to devices for converting solar energy into electric energy

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GB1023847A
GB1023847A GB35915/63A GB3591563A GB1023847A GB 1023847 A GB1023847 A GB 1023847A GB 35915/63 A GB35915/63 A GB 35915/63A GB 3591563 A GB3591563 A GB 3591563A GB 1023847 A GB1023847 A GB 1023847A
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lens
strip
bodies
parallel
sept
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GB35915/63A
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Vincent Magee
Leonard Henry Thompson
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Ferranti International PLC
General Electric Co PLC
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Ferranti PLC
General Electric Co PLC
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Priority to GB35915/63A priority Critical patent/GB1023847A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/30—Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors with lenses
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/048—Encapsulation of modules
    • 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
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
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  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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Abstract

1,023,847. Photo-electric devices. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Ltd., and FERRANTI Ltd. Sept. 10, 1964 [Sept. 12, 1963], No. 35915/63. Addition to 955,595. Heading H1K. In a modification of the parent invention, in which a solar cell comprises a hemispherical lens which concentrates light on a PN junction in a semi-conductive body, there being no air gap between the lens and the body, a plurality of similar semi-conductor bodies arranged in a line with their junctions co-planar are provided with a single elongated lens. P-type silicon bodies 11, 12, 13, 14, Fig. 1 (not shown), each having a metallized surface 15 and an N-type layer diffused into the opposite surface and having a cross-shaped electrode 16, Fig. 3 (not shown), are connected in parallel by soldering or welding their surfaces 15 to a mild-steel strip 17, and joining their electrodes 16 together. A mounting stud 26 is joined to one end of strip 17 and the electrodes 16 are connected by strap 25 to a second stud 23 which is insulated from strip 17 by washer 24. A semicylindrical lens 27 is cast from hard transparent epoxy resin, and when the resin is semisolid the assembled strip 17 is placed parallel to the plane surface of the lens to which it is joined and encapsulated by casting a soft elastic epoxy resin block 33 round it. Alternatively the lens may be moulded or machined with a recess in its plane surface into which strip 17 is inserted and encapsulated using a soft resin. The front surface of the lens may be formed with a plurality of part-spherical regions, as indicated by broken line 35, to increase its efficiency. The electrical connections to the silicon bodies may also be provided by flexible leads independently of the mounting studs, and the bodies may be connected in series instead of in parallel.
GB35915/63A 1963-09-12 1963-09-12 Improvements in or relating to devices for converting solar energy into electric energy Expired GB1023847A (en)

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Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2445642A1 (en) * 1974-09-25 1976-04-01 Licentia Gmbh TERRESTRIAL SOLAR CELL GENERATOR
DE2818945A1 (en) * 1977-04-28 1978-11-02 Tideland Signal Corp HOUSING FOR A NUMBER OF SUN CELLS AND SUN CELL PANEL
EP0002816A1 (en) * 1977-12-22 1979-07-11 Hubertus Sarfert Solar cell device producing electrical energy, solar generator comprising a plurality of these devices, and their method of fabrication
US4239555A (en) * 1979-07-30 1980-12-16 Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corporation Encapsulated solar cell array
US4371739A (en) * 1981-10-16 1983-02-01 Atlantic Richfield Company Terminal assembly for solar panels
US4609770A (en) * 1983-12-08 1986-09-02 Fuji Electric Corporate Research & Development Ltd. Thin-film solar cell array
ES2298024A1 (en) * 2006-03-03 2008-05-01 Higherway Electronic Co, Ltd Support Structure for solar panel, has substrate support, and cover that functions to promote absorption of solar light
DK201570557A1 (en) * 2015-08-27 2017-03-13 Axmetic-Engineering V/Jan Mahler A method for manufacturing a solar cell panel and a solar cell panel manufactured using such a method

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2445642A1 (en) * 1974-09-25 1976-04-01 Licentia Gmbh TERRESTRIAL SOLAR CELL GENERATOR
DE2818945A1 (en) * 1977-04-28 1978-11-02 Tideland Signal Corp HOUSING FOR A NUMBER OF SUN CELLS AND SUN CELL PANEL
EP0002816A1 (en) * 1977-12-22 1979-07-11 Hubertus Sarfert Solar cell device producing electrical energy, solar generator comprising a plurality of these devices, and their method of fabrication
US4239555A (en) * 1979-07-30 1980-12-16 Mobil Tyco Solar Energy Corporation Encapsulated solar cell array
US4371739A (en) * 1981-10-16 1983-02-01 Atlantic Richfield Company Terminal assembly for solar panels
US4609770A (en) * 1983-12-08 1986-09-02 Fuji Electric Corporate Research & Development Ltd. Thin-film solar cell array
ES2298024A1 (en) * 2006-03-03 2008-05-01 Higherway Electronic Co, Ltd Support Structure for solar panel, has substrate support, and cover that functions to promote absorption of solar light
DK201570557A1 (en) * 2015-08-27 2017-03-13 Axmetic-Engineering V/Jan Mahler A method for manufacturing a solar cell panel and a solar cell panel manufactured using such a method
DK178881B1 (en) * 2015-08-27 2017-04-24 Axmetic-Engineering V/Jan Mahler A method for manufacturing a solar cell panel and a solar cell panel manufactured using such a method

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