ZA772632B - Photovoltaic system including a lens structure - Google Patents
Photovoltaic system including a lens structureInfo
- Publication number
- ZA772632B ZA772632B ZA00772632A ZA772632A ZA772632B ZA 772632 B ZA772632 B ZA 772632B ZA 00772632 A ZA00772632 A ZA 00772632A ZA 772632 A ZA772632 A ZA 772632A ZA 772632 B ZA772632 B ZA 772632B
- Authority
- ZA
- South Africa
- Prior art keywords
- system including
- lens structure
- photovoltaic system
- photovoltaic
- lens
- Prior art date
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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
- H01L31/04—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
- H01L31/06—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 characterised by potential barriers
- H01L31/068—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 characterised by potential barriers the potential barriers being only of the PN homojunction type, e.g. bulk silicon PN homojunction solar cells or thin film polycrystalline silicon PN homojunction solar cells
- H01L31/0687—Multiple junction or tandem solar cells
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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
- H01L31/04—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
- H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
- H01L31/0543—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses
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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
- Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators
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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
- Y02E10/544—Solar cells from Group III-V materials
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Sustainable Energy (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Sustainable Development (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
- Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US05/690,056 US4042417A (en) | 1976-05-26 | 1976-05-26 | Photovoltaic system including a lens structure |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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ZA772632B true ZA772632B (en) | 1978-04-26 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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ZA00772632A ZA772632B (en) | 1976-05-26 | 1977-05-02 | Photovoltaic system including a lens structure |
Country Status (12)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4042417A (xx) |
JP (1) | JPS538093A (xx) |
AU (1) | AU515027B2 (xx) |
BR (1) | BR7703379A (xx) |
CA (1) | CA1073996A (xx) |
DE (1) | DE2723508A1 (xx) |
FR (1) | FR2353136A1 (xx) |
GB (1) | GB1553787A (xx) |
IL (1) | IL52066A (xx) |
IT (1) | IT1084351B (xx) |
NL (1) | NL7705819A (xx) |
ZA (1) | ZA772632B (xx) |
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1976
- 1976-05-25 AU AU25479/77A patent/AU515027B2/en not_active Expired
- 1976-05-26 US US05/690,056 patent/US4042417A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1977
- 1977-04-29 GB GB18154/77A patent/GB1553787A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-05-02 ZA ZA00772632A patent/ZA772632B/xx unknown
- 1977-05-11 IL IL52066A patent/IL52066A/xx unknown
- 1977-05-23 FR FR7715700A patent/FR2353136A1/fr active Pending
- 1977-05-24 JP JP5949877A patent/JPS538093A/ja active Pending
- 1977-05-25 DE DE19772723508 patent/DE2723508A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1977-05-25 IT IT24007/77A patent/IT1084351B/it active
- 1977-05-25 CA CA279,096A patent/CA1073996A/en not_active Expired
- 1977-05-25 BR BR7703379A patent/BR7703379A/pt unknown
- 1977-05-26 NL NL7705819A patent/NL7705819A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US4042417A (en) | 1977-08-16 |
AU2547977A (en) | 1978-11-30 |
BR7703379A (pt) | 1978-03-14 |
FR2353136A1 (fr) | 1977-12-23 |
JPS538093A (en) | 1978-01-25 |
IT1084351B (it) | 1985-05-25 |
GB1553787A (en) | 1979-10-10 |
NL7705819A (nl) | 1977-11-29 |
CA1073996A (en) | 1980-03-18 |
IL52066A (en) | 1979-05-31 |
IL52066A0 (en) | 1977-07-31 |
DE2723508A1 (de) | 1977-12-15 |
AU515027B2 (en) | 1981-03-12 |
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