WO2008132445A3 - Solar cell - Google Patents

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WO2008132445A3
WO2008132445A3 PCT/GB2008/001436 GB2008001436W WO2008132445A3 WO 2008132445 A3 WO2008132445 A3 WO 2008132445A3 GB 2008001436 W GB2008001436 W GB 2008001436W WO 2008132445 A3 WO2008132445 A3 WO 2008132445A3
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solar cell
current
incident radiation
photovoltaic element
element generates
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PCT/GB2008/001436
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Mazhar Ali Bari
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Science Technology Res Partner
Sands Howard Simon
Mazhar Ali Bari
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Priority to EP08737091A priority Critical patent/EP2150990A2/en
Publication of WO2008132445A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008132445A2/en
Publication of WO2008132445A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008132445A3/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
    • 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
    • H01L31/052—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells
    • 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
    • H01L31/052—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells
    • H01L31/0521—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells using a gaseous or a liquid coolant, e.g. air flow ventilation, water circulation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/10—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power including a supplementary source of electric power, e.g. hybrid diesel-PV energy systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/13—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
    • 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

Abstract

Apparatus (10) and method for converting electromagnetic radiation into an electrical current, whereby a photovoltaic element generates a first current from incident radiation (20), and a thermovoltaic element generates a second current and absorbs a portion of the incident radiation (20) before the incident radiation (20) reaches the photovoltaic element.
PCT/GB2008/001436 2007-04-25 2008-04-23 Solar cell WO2008132445A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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EP08737091A EP2150990A2 (en) 2007-04-25 2008-04-23 Solar cell

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GBGB0708030.2A GB0708030D0 (en) 2007-04-25 2007-04-25 Solar cell
GB0708030.2 2007-04-25

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WO2008132445A3 true WO2008132445A3 (en) 2009-05-07

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US4500741A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-02-19 Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K. Energy conversion element
US4710588A (en) * 1986-10-06 1987-12-01 Hughes Aircraft Company Combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric solar cell and solar cell array
US5936193A (en) * 1997-05-09 1999-08-10 Parise; Ronald J. Nighttime solar cell

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US4500741A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-02-19 Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K. Energy conversion element
US4710588A (en) * 1986-10-06 1987-12-01 Hughes Aircraft Company Combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric solar cell and solar cell array
US5936193A (en) * 1997-05-09 1999-08-10 Parise; Ronald J. Nighttime solar cell

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