GB2023633B - Solar cells and collector structures therefor - Google Patents

Solar cells and collector structures therefor

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Publication number
GB2023633B
GB2023633B GB7915210A GB7915210A GB2023633B GB 2023633 B GB2023633 B GB 2023633B GB 7915210 A GB7915210 A GB 7915210A GB 7915210 A GB7915210 A GB 7915210A GB 2023633 B GB2023633 B GB 2023633B
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Prior art keywords
solar cells
collector structures
structures therefor
therefor
collector
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Expired
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GB7915210A
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GB2023633A (en
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OI Glass Inc
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Owens Illinois Inc
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Priority claimed from US05/902,520 external-priority patent/US4173495A/en
Priority claimed from US06/902,521 external-priority patent/US4329535A/en
Application filed by Owens Illinois Inc filed Critical Owens Illinois Inc
Publication of GB2023633A publication Critical patent/GB2023633A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2023633B publication Critical patent/GB2023633B/en
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    • 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
    • H01L31/054Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/055Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means where light is absorbed and re-emitted at a different wavelength by the optical element directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. by using luminescent material, fluorescent concentrators or up-conversion arrangements
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24SSOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S23/00Arrangements for concentrating solar-rays for solar heat collectors
    • F24S23/11Fluorescent material
    • 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
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/52PV systems with concentrators

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  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Electroluminescent Light Sources (AREA)
  • Luminescent Compositions (AREA)
  • Photometry And Measurement Of Optical Pulse Characteristics (AREA)
GB7915210A 1978-05-03 1979-05-02 Solar cells and collector structures therefor Expired GB2023633B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/902,520 US4173495A (en) 1978-05-03 1978-05-03 Solar collector structures containing thin film polysiloxane, and solar cells
US06/902,521 US4329535A (en) 1978-05-03 1978-05-03 Solar cells and collector structures

Publications (2)

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GB2023633A GB2023633A (en) 1980-01-03
GB2023633B true GB2023633B (en) 1982-07-28

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Country Status (13)

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JP (1) JPS54146647A (en)
AU (1) AU509852B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7902698A (en)
DE (1) DE2917143A1 (en)
ES (1) ES480135A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2425152A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2023633B (en)
GR (1) GR72466B (en)
IL (1) IL57022A (en)
IN (1) IN151418B (en)
IT (1) IT1116575B (en)
MX (1) MX147853A (en)
PT (1) PT69555A (en)

Families Citing this family (12)

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US4311869A (en) * 1978-06-30 1982-01-19 Exxon Research & Engineering Co. Solar cell modules
JPS57152171A (en) * 1981-03-16 1982-09-20 Teijin Ltd Photoenergy converter
GB2194244B (en) * 1981-11-23 1988-08-10 Post Office Improvements in or relating to phosphorescent compounds and materials
JPS58194486A (en) * 1982-05-06 1983-11-12 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Index signal detector of beam index type color picture receiver
JPS61150282A (en) * 1984-12-24 1986-07-08 Shimizu Constr Co Ltd Solar power generator
JPS61136559U (en) * 1985-02-13 1986-08-25
JPH065783B2 (en) * 1986-06-26 1994-01-19 孝 堀米 High-efficiency photovoltaic power generation method and device using fluorescent condensing plate
AUPS123302A0 (en) * 2002-03-19 2002-04-18 Unisearch Limited Luminance conversion and application to photovoltaic energy conversion
WO2004022637A2 (en) 2002-09-05 2004-03-18 Nanosys, Inc. Nanocomposites
WO2010104890A2 (en) 2009-03-09 2010-09-16 The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte Efficiency enhancement of solar cells using light management
JP2011216532A (en) * 2010-03-31 2011-10-27 Semiconductor Energy Lab Co Ltd Light condensing device and photoelectric converter using the device
EP3943288A4 (en) * 2019-03-20 2023-01-04 Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. Thermoplastic film and laminated glass

Family Cites Families (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3426212A (en) * 1968-03-14 1969-02-04 Ruth Elizabeth Barry Klaas Radiation converter comprising transparent parallel layers containing fluorescent substances
FR2246078B1 (en) * 1973-06-15 1978-03-17 Rech Innov Conv Bric Bureau
US4149902A (en) * 1977-07-27 1979-04-17 Eastman Kodak Company Fluorescent solar energy concentrator
US4127425A (en) * 1978-03-31 1978-11-28 Atlantic Richfield Company Luminescent solar collector
US4144097A (en) * 1978-04-19 1979-03-13 Atlantic Richfield Company Luminescent solar collector

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Publication number Publication date
ES480135A1 (en) 1980-07-16
JPS54146647A (en) 1979-11-16
FR2425152B1 (en) 1983-05-20
AU4652679A (en) 1979-11-08
MX147853A (en) 1983-01-24
DE2917143A1 (en) 1979-11-08
PT69555A (en) 1979-05-01
BR7902698A (en) 1979-11-27
GR72466B (en) 1983-11-10
IT1116575B (en) 1986-02-10
AU509852B2 (en) 1980-05-29
IN151418B (en) 1983-04-16
FR2425152A1 (en) 1979-11-30
GB2023633A (en) 1980-01-03
IL57022A0 (en) 1979-07-25
IL57022A (en) 1983-07-31
IT7948925A0 (en) 1979-05-03

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