ATE428188T1 - Thermophotovoltaische halbleiter-vorrichtung - Google Patents

Thermophotovoltaische halbleiter-vorrichtung

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ATE428188T1
ATE428188T1 AT98933833T AT98933833T ATE428188T1 AT E428188 T1 ATE428188 T1 AT E428188T1 AT 98933833 T AT98933833 T AT 98933833T AT 98933833 T AT98933833 T AT 98933833T AT E428188 T1 ATE428188 T1 AT E428188T1
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thermophotovoltaic
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Robert Stephen Dimatteo
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    • 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
    • H02S10/30—Thermophotovoltaic systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F10/00—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F71/00—Manufacture or treatment of devices covered by this subclass
    • 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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  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Cooling Or The Like Of Semiconductors Or Solid State Devices (AREA)
  • Micromachines (AREA)
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AT98933833T 1997-07-30 1998-07-27 Thermophotovoltaische halbleiter-vorrichtung ATE428188T1 (de)

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US08/902,817 US6084173A (en) 1997-07-30 1997-07-30 Method and apparatus for the generation of charged carriers in semiconductor devices

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US (2) US6084173A (de)
EP (1) EP1038323B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4708561B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100589470B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1265776B (de)
AT (1) ATE428188T1 (de)
AU (1) AU8352598A (de)
CA (1) CA2298790C (de)
DE (1) DE69840726D1 (de)
IL (1) IL134277A0 (de)
WO (1) WO1999007021A1 (de)

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