GB1536821A - Semiconductor photovoltaic generator - Google Patents
Semiconductor photovoltaic generatorInfo
- Publication number
- GB1536821A GB1536821A GB9343/77A GB934377A GB1536821A GB 1536821 A GB1536821 A GB 1536821A GB 9343/77 A GB9343/77 A GB 9343/77A GB 934377 A GB934377 A GB 934377A GB 1536821 A GB1536821 A GB 1536821A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- photovoltaic
- elements
- semiconductor
- radiation
- current collectors
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000004065 semiconductor Substances 0.000 title abstract 6
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 abstract 6
- 230000001681 protective effect Effects 0.000 abstract 3
- 239000011521 glass Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silver Chemical compound [Ag] BQCADISMDOOEFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000853 adhesive Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000001070 adhesive effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000969 carrier Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000009792 diffusion process Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000005684 electric field Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052709 silver Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000004332 silver Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910000679 solder Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000001228 spectrum Methods 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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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
- H01L31/02—Details
- H01L31/0216—Coatings
- H01L31/02161—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier
- H01L31/02167—Coatings for devices characterised by at least one potential jump barrier or surface barrier for solar cells
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- 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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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
Abstract
1536821 Photovoltaic generators D S STREBKOV V V ZADDE V A UNISHKOV T A LITSENKO and D V NEKLJUDOVA 4 March 1977 09343/77 Heading H1K A photovoltaic generator comprises a photovoltaic semiconductor device 1 having a rectifying junction 8 formed either between semiconductor regions 6 and 7 of opposite conductivity types or between a semiconductor region and a Schottky metal contact, at least two current collector contacts 5, 11 and a protective area 2 including incident radiation transmitting elements 12 and intermediate layers 14 arranged between adjacent elements 12 to absorb damaging radiation 15. The elements which may be in the form of parallelepipeds, Figs. 3,4 (not shown), are typically of glass with silver coated sides, and are connected by solders or adhesives to the intermediate lead layers 14. For maximum efficiency, the thickness of the device does not exceed the diffusion length of the photogenerated minority carriers. In one example, the protective cover 2 comprises discrete photovoltaic semiconductor converters with intervening absorbing layers 14 which also serve as current collectors; and the photovoltaic device includes discrete, electrically interconnected photovoltaic elements arranged side by side with intervening current collectors 5, 11 and having their rectifying junctions orthogonal to the radiation receiving surface 3. The band-gap of the converters of the cover is greater than that of the device 1 so as to transmit a part of the incident radiation to the device. In the embodiments of Figs. 11, 12 (not shown) an electric field maintained adjacent the radiation receiving surface 3 produces an inversion region 3 orthogonal to the rectifying junction in the semiconductor body. The protective cover 2 of Fig. 18 comprises a bundle of glass strips 12 diverging like a fan adjacent the surface 3, the strips being bonded to each other and to the device 1 by the absorbing layers 14 which also act as current collectors. The photovoltaic device 1 in one example, Fig. 20 (not shown) comprises individual converted elements made of different semiconducting elements so as to be responsive to different parts of the spectrum and the incident radiation is conducted to each of them by a light conducting strip 12.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9343/77A GB1536821A (en) | 1977-03-04 | 1977-03-04 | Semiconductor photovoltaic generator |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9343/77A GB1536821A (en) | 1977-03-04 | 1977-03-04 | Semiconductor photovoltaic generator |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB1536821A true GB1536821A (en) | 1978-12-20 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB9343/77A Expired GB1536821A (en) | 1977-03-04 | 1977-03-04 | Semiconductor photovoltaic generator |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
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| GB (1) | GB1536821A (en) |
Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2432418A (en) * | 1982-07-02 | 2007-05-23 | Secr Defence | Optical sensing system |
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1977
- 1977-03-04 GB GB9343/77A patent/GB1536821A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2432418A (en) * | 1982-07-02 | 2007-05-23 | Secr Defence | Optical sensing system |
| GB2432418B (en) * | 1982-07-02 | 2008-01-09 | Secr Defence | Optical sensing systems |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Patent sealed | ||
| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |