JPS6035579A - Photovoltaic device - Google Patents

Photovoltaic device

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JPS6035579A
JPS6035579A JP59002292A JP229284A JPS6035579A JP S6035579 A JPS6035579 A JP S6035579A JP 59002292 A JP59002292 A JP 59002292A JP 229284 A JP229284 A JP 229284A JP S6035579 A JPS6035579 A JP S6035579A
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Inventor
Masaru Yamano
山野 大
Yukinori Kuwano
桑野 幸徳
Shoichi Nakano
中野 昭一
Tsugifumi Matsuoka
松岡 継文
Soichi Sakai
総一 酒井
Nobuhiro Okuda
奥田 信宏
Hirosato Yagi
八木 啓吏
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Sanyo Denki Co Ltd
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Sanyo Denki Co Ltd
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Priority to FR8412006A priority patent/FR2550007A1/en
Publication of JPS6035579A publication Critical patent/JPS6035579A/en
Priority to US06/899,789 priority patent/US4670293A/en
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01L31/00Semiconductor 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
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    • H01L31/00Semiconductor 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
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    • H01L31/03921Semiconductor 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 characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes including thin films deposited on metallic or insulating substrates ; characterised by specific substrate materials or substrate features or by the presence of intermediate layers, e.g. barrier layers, on the substrate including only elements of Group IV of the Periodic System
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/04Semiconductor 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
    • H01L31/042PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/0445PV modules or arrays of single PV cells including thin film solar cells, e.g. single thin film a-Si, CIS or CdTe solar cells
    • H01L31/046PV modules composed of a plurality of thin film solar cells deposited on the same substrate
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02SGENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • H02S20/22Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings
    • H02S20/23Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings specially adapted for roof structures
    • H02S20/25Roof tile elements
    • 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
    • Y02BCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a structure of a high efficiency of photo utilization in the title device wherein a film-form photoelectric conversion region is directly adhered to the curved surface of a substrate, and then a curved surface like a roof tile is provided. CONSTITUTION:The photoelectric conversion regions 2, 2... present film forms of micron order by the successive lamination of, e.g. from the substrate 1 side, clear electrode films 3, 3... of Sn oxide and the like, amorphous semiconductor films 4, 4... equipped with semiconductor junctions therein, and back surface electrode films 5, 5... of aluminum and the like in ohmic contact with said films 4, 4.... Each of the films 4, 4... has the adhesion by successive lamination of P type and I type and N type layers from the photo receiving surface side in order to form a parallel P-I-N junction therein, e.g., in the film surface; therefore, in the presence of light incidence through the substrate 1 and the films 3, 3..., electrons and holes of free generate mainly in the I type layer. Such electrons and holes are attracted to the P-I-N junction field each layer forms, and then collected to each film 3, 3... and 5, 5.... Accordingly, the power electrically added to each other by the superposition of the films 3, 3... and 5, 5... of the adjacent regions 2, 2... is taken out.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (イ) 産業上の利用分野 本発明は光エネルギを′FI′r、気エネルギに直接変
換する光起電力装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a photovoltaic device that directly converts light energy into 'FI'r, air energy.

(ロ)従来技術 光エネルギを直接軍資エネルギに変換する光起電力装置
、所謂太陽電池は無尽蔵な太陽光を主たるエネルギ源と
しているために、エネルギ資源の枯渇が問題となる中で
脚光を浴ている。太陽は晴天時に約IKW/77g’の
エネルギを地表に与えておシ、家庭で斯るエネルギを電
気エネルギに変換する光起電力装置を家庭用電力源とす
る場合、光起電力装置の光電変換効率を10%としても
100W/77/の市°力しか得られないために、限ら
れた面積に於いて如何に出力を上昇せしめるかが問題と
なっている。
(b) Prior art Photovoltaic devices, so-called solar cells, which directly convert light energy into military energy, have been in the spotlight as the depletion of energy resources has become a problem because they use inexhaustible sunlight as their main energy source. ing. The sun gives about IKW/77 g' of energy to the earth's surface when the weather is clear, and when a photovoltaic device that converts this energy into electrical energy is used as a household power source, the photovoltaic device's photoelectric conversion Even if the efficiency is 10%, the market power is only 100 W/77/, so the problem is how to increase the output in a limited area.

実開昭58−11261号公報に開示された瓦状光起T
「力装置を家庭用電力源とする場合、斯る光起電力装置
を現存する屋根瓦に代って敷設するだけでよく、架台等
の新たな敷設設備を必要としない利点を備えている。
Tile-shaped Hikari T disclosed in Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-11261
``When using a photovoltaic device as a household power source, it is sufficient to simply install such a photovoltaic device in place of existing roof tiles, and it has the advantage of not requiring new installation equipment such as a mount.

然し乍ら、斯る構造によれば光電変換領域を備えた太陽
電池素子は瓦本体に内蔵せしめられているために、光電
変換領域の隣接間隔は広くならざるを得す、従って基板
面積に対する光電変換領域の占める割合、即ち光利用効
率の低下は免れない。
However, according to such a structure, since the solar cell element with the photoelectric conversion area is built into the tile body, the distance between the adjacent photoelectric conversion areas must be wide, and therefore the photoelectric conversion area is smaller than the substrate area. A decrease in the proportion occupied by the light, that is, the light utilization efficiency, is unavoidable.

(ハ)発明の目的 本発明は斯る点に鑑みて為されたものであって、その目
的は上記瓦の如き曲面状表面を備えた光起電力装置に於
いて光利用効率の高い構造を提供するものである。
(c) Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a structure with high light utilization efficiency in a photovoltaic device having a curved surface such as the roof tile. This is what we provide.

に)発明の構成 本発明光起電力装置は、基板の曲面状表面に膜状光電変
換領域を直接被着せしめた構成にある。
B) Structure of the Invention The photovoltaic device of the present invention has a structure in which a film-like photoelectric conversion region is directly adhered to the curved surface of a substrate.

(ホ)実施例 第1図及び第2図は本発明の一実施例を示し、第1図は
斜視図、第2図は第1図に於けるA−A線断面図であっ
て、(1)はガラス等の透光注且つ絶縁性の材料を瓦状
に成形し波状の絶縁表面が付与されfC基板、(2++
2+・・・は上記基板(1)の絶縁表面に一定間隔で直
接被着された光電変換領域である。上記光電変換領域+
21+2)・・・は、例えば基板(1)側から、酸化ス
ズ、酸化インジウムスズ等の透明導電膜(3)(3)・
・・と、その内部に半導体接合を備えた非晶質半導体膜
f4++41・・・と、該半導体膜+41(41・・・
とオーミック接触するアルミニウム等の裏面ih°極膜
(5)(51・・・と、が順次積層されたミクロンオー
ダの膜状を呈する。
(E) Embodiment FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1) is an fC substrate, (2++
2+... are photoelectric conversion regions directly deposited on the insulating surface of the substrate (1) at regular intervals. Above photoelectric conversion area +
21+2)... is, for example, a transparent conductive film (3) (3) made of tin oxide, indium tin oxide, etc. from the substrate (1) side.
..., an amorphous semiconductor film f4++41... having a semiconductor junction therein, and the semiconductor film +41 (41...
The backside ih° polar films (5) (51...) made of aluminum or the like which are in ohmic contact with the electrode are sequentially laminated to form a film on the order of microns.

各非晶質半導体膜(41(41・・・は、その内部に例
えば膜面に平行なPIN接合を形成すべく受光面側から
厚み50〜250A程度のP型層、4000〜7000
A程度のl型(真性)層及び300〜600A程度のR
型層が順次積層被着され、従って基板(1)及び透明導
tl)l:l1iI(31(31・・・を透過して光入
射があると、主に1型層に於いて自由状態の電子及び正
孔が発生し、斯る電子及び正孔は上記各層が形成するP
IN接合電界に引かれて各透明導電膜(3)(3)・・
・及び裏面電極膜+51 +51・・・に集電、され、
隣接する光電変換領域(2)+2!・・・の透明導電膜
(3++3+・・・と裏面電極膜(5H5)・・・どの
重畳により一2剣的にti1加された電力が取り出され
る。
Each amorphous semiconductor film (41 (41...) is a P-type layer with a thickness of about 50-250A from the light-receiving surface side, for example, to form a PIN junction parallel to the film surface,
l-type (intrinsic) layer of about A and R of about 300 to 600 A
The mold layers are sequentially deposited, so that when light is incident through the substrate (1) and the transparent conductor (tl)l:l1iI(31 (31... Electrons and holes are generated, and these electrons and holes are generated by P formed by each of the above layers.
Each transparent conductive film (3) (3) is attracted by the IN junction electric field.
・And the current is collected to the back electrode film +51 +51...,
Adjacent photoelectric conversion area (2) +2! The transparent conductive film (3++3+) and the back electrode film (5H5)... by which superposition the electric power added ti1 is taken out.

而して、第1図及び第2図に示された第1実施例にあっ
ては、波状の曲面の白線(6)に対してその長辺が垂「
)に交叉すべく短冊状の光電変換領域(2)(2)・・
・が平行に整列配置されている。第2図は丁度斯る山紳
(6)に沿った断面図に該当する。
In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the long side is perpendicular to the white line (6) of the wavy curved surface.
) to intersect with the rectangular photoelectric conversion area (2) (2)...
・are arranged in parallel. Figure 2 corresponds to a cross-sectional view along the mountain line (6).

尚、上記白線とは周知の如く1つの波に於ける最大振幅
力、即ち山を波の進行方向に対して垂直方向に結んだ線
のことである。
As is well known, the white line is a line that connects the maximum amplitude force in one wave, that is, the peak in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the wave.

第6図は本実施例装置を南向きの屋根に敷設しfc場合
の太陽光1Js1.82.83と、光電変換領域(2)
(2)・・・に対する入射角との関係を南中時を中心に
θの角度太陽が束若しくは西に傾斜した時を例に採って
模式的に示したものである。即ち束にθの角度傾斜した
位置から太陽先約Slが光電変換領域(21(2+・・
・を照射せしめると、受光部Aには該太陽光線S1が垂
直に入射し、該受光部Aの光電変換動作は最高となる。
Figure 6 shows sunlight 1Js1.82.83 and photoelectric conversion area (2) when the device of this example is installed on a roof facing south.
(2) The relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of θ centered on the solar zenith is schematically shown by taking as an example the case when the sun is tilted toward the west. That is, from a position tilted at an angle of θ to the bundle, the solar tip approximately Sl is the photoelectric conversion area (21(2+...
When irradiated with , the sunlight S1 enters the light receiving section A perpendicularly, and the photoelectric conversion operation of the light receiving section A becomes the highest.

然し乍ら、受光部B、受光部Cには太陽光線81が垂直
に入射しないために、その入射光エネルギは、太陽光線
S1の光エネルギhνとし、夫々の入射角をσl、α2
とした場合、hν5inctt 、hvsinα2とな
り入射角の小さい受光部Cの入射光エネlレギは最小と
なる。
However, since the sunlight 81 does not perpendicularly enter the light receiving portions B and C, the incident light energy is the light energy hν of the sunlight S1, and the incident angles are σl and α2.
In this case, hv5inctt and hvsinα2, and the energy level of the incident light at the light receiving part C with a small angle of incidence becomes the minimum.

ただし、上記入射光エネルギは入射光を太陽光線S1の
みとし、他方向からの光の入射及び反射による入射光の
減衰等については考慮していない。
However, the above-mentioned incident light energy assumes that the incident light is only the sunlight S1, and does not take into consideration the incidence of light from other directions and the attenuation of the incident light due to reflection.

従って、受光部A、B、Cの各々は上記入射光エネルギ
hv、hvSrnal、hvsinctzに比例して光
電変換動作を為し、受光部Aの発Wfttが最大となシ
、受光部Cの発電量は最小となる。即ち、受光部A、B
、Oの各4に於ける発電量が相違する。
Therefore, each of the light receiving sections A, B, and C performs a photoelectric conversion operation in proportion to the incident light energies hv, hvSrnal, and hvsinctz, and the emission Wftt of the light receiving section A is the maximum, and the power generation amount of the light receiving section C is is the minimum. That is, light receiving parts A and B
, O, the power generation amount in each 4 is different.

一方、太陽光線S2が受光部Bに垂直に入射する南中時
にあっては、該受光部Bの発電量が最大となり入射角の
副成分の等しい受光部Aと受光部Cとの発電量は受光部
Bよシ小さい。
On the other hand, when the sunlight S2 enters the light receiving part B perpendicularly during the mid-south period, the power generation amount of the light receiving part B is maximum, and the power generation amount of the light receiving parts A and C having the same subcomponent of the incident angle is Light receiving part B is smaller.

また、太陽が西にθの角度傾斜した位置から太陽光線8
3が光電変■(領域(21(21・・・を照射した場合
、受光部A、B、Cの各々の発電量の大小関係は東にθ
の角度傾斜した位置から照射した場合と逆に受光部Cが
最大となる。
Also, from the position where the sun is tilted at an angle of θ to the west, the sun's rays are 8
3 is the photoelectric transformer ■ (area (21 (21...
Contrary to the case where the light is irradiated from a position tilted at an angle of , the light receiving portion C becomes the maximum.

この様に各受光部に於ける発電量は太陽の移動と共に変
化するっ 今、例えば第4図の如く第6図に示した受光部A、B、
Oを受光中心とする受光面債の等しい第1、第2.第6
の光7「変換領域(21(2b)(2C)及び他の第4
.第5の光?T!、閲換領域(2d)(26)を電気的
に直列接続せしめた本発明の第2実施例の光起電力装置
を考えて見る。即ち、東にθ傾斜した太陽光線81に対
しては第1の光電変換領域(2a)が最大の光電変換動
作により約15mA/i−4の光市流を発生するものの
、第2、第3の光■変換領域(2b)(2(1りのそれ
は、入射角αl、α2を60°、60°とすると、15
mA/ cdXsn 60°中15mA/d、15mA
/cjX5in30°=7.5mA/c−となり、光電
N、 力装置全体の出力電流としては、周知の如く最小
出力に規制されるために、第6の光■変換領域(2C)
の15mA/dとなる。即ち、884図に示す如く瓦状
の基板(1)の出線(6)に平行に光電変換領域(2a
)(2b)(20)・・・が配置された光起電力装置に
あっては成る1つの光?15斐換領域が太陽の移動に伴
なって最大の光電流を発生したとしても、他の光電変換
領域がその光電流より小さくなると、光電電力装置全体
の出力重力はその小さな光電流に規制される。
In this way, the amount of power generated at each light receiving section changes with the movement of the sun. For example, as shown in FIG.
The first, second, . 6th
Light 7 "conversion area (21 (2b) (2C) and other 4th
.. Fifth light? T! , viewing areas (2d) and (26) are electrically connected in series. That is, although the first photoelectric conversion region (2a) generates a light current of about 15 mA/i-4 due to the maximum photoelectric conversion operation for the sunlight 81 tilted θ to the east, the second and third photoelectric conversion regions (2a) The light conversion area (2b) (2 (1) is 15 if the incident angles αl and α2 are 60° and 60°
mA/cdXsn 15mA/d at 60°, 15mA
/ cj
It becomes 15mA/d. That is, as shown in Fig. 884, the photoelectric conversion area (2a
) (2b) (20) What light is produced by a photovoltaic device in which...? 15 Even if the conversion region generates the largest photocurrent as the sun moves, if other photoelectric conversion regions become smaller than that photocurrent, the output gravity of the entire photovoltaic device will be regulated by that small photocurrent. Ru.

然し乍ら、本発明の第1図及び第2図に示された第1実
施例の如く出線(6)に交叉すべく各光電変換領域(2
1(2)・・・を整列配置せしめると、1つの光電変換
領域+21(2)・・・が上記受光部A、B、Cの全て
を同時に含むことになシ、太陽が移動したとしても各光
電変換領域+21(21・・・が発生する光電流は絶え
ず等しく、結果的に光起電力装置全体の出力電流は上昇
する。例えば出力電流が7.5mA/cdの第4図の第
2実施例装置と比較して、第1実施例装置の出力電流は
、受光部A、B、0に於いて発生した光電流の相加平均
である、 となり、従って同一形状の基板(1)及び等しい総受光
面積を備え六光電市力装置の出力角力に於いて約60%
の上昇が図れる。
However, as in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the present invention, each photoelectric conversion region (2
If 1(2)... are arranged in alignment, one photoelectric conversion area+21(2)... will contain all of the above light receiving parts A, B, and C at the same time, even if the sun moves. The photocurrent generated by each photoelectric conversion region +21 (21...) is always the same, and as a result, the output current of the entire photovoltaic device increases. Compared to the device of the embodiment, the output current of the device of the first embodiment is the arithmetic average of the photocurrents generated in the light receiving sections A, B, and 0. Approximately 60% of the output angular force of the six-light electric power device with the same total light receiving area
can be expected to increase.

(へ)発明の効果 本発明は以上の説明から明らかな如く、基板の曲面状表
面に膜状光電変換領域を直接被着せしめたので、曲面状
表面に沿って光電変換領域が存在する結果、基枦面積に
対する光電変換領域の占める割合を向−ヒし得、光利用
効率を上昇せしめることができる。
(f) Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above description, in the present invention, since the film-like photoelectric conversion region is directly adhered to the curved surface of the substrate, as a result of the presence of the photoelectric conversion region along the curved surface, The ratio of the photoelectric conversion region to the base area can be increased, and the light utilization efficiency can be increased.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明光起電力装置の第1実施例を示す斜視図
、第2図は第1図書こ於けるA−i線断面図、第6図は
本発明に於ける太陽と入射角との関係を説明するための
模式図、第4図は本発明光起電力装置のtjS2実施例
を示す斜視図、を夫々示している。 (1)・・・・・・基板、+2)(2B )(2b )
(20)・・−−−−光電変換領域、(6)・・・・・
・出線。
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the first embodiment of the photovoltaic device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-i in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is the sun and incident angle in the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the relationship between the two, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the tjS2 embodiment of the photovoltaic device of the present invention. (1)・・・・・・Board, +2)(2B)(2b)
(20)...---Photoelectric conversion area, (6)...
・Departing line.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)基板の曲面状表面に膜状光電変換領域を直接被着
せしめたことを特徴とする光起電力装置。
(1) A photovoltaic device characterized in that a film-like photoelectric conversion region is directly adhered to the curved surface of a substrate.
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