ZA854621B - Stable photovoltaic devices and method of producing same - Google Patents

Stable photovoltaic devices and method of producing same

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Publication number
ZA854621B
ZA854621B ZA854621A ZA854621A ZA854621B ZA 854621 B ZA854621 B ZA 854621B ZA 854621 A ZA854621 A ZA 854621A ZA 854621 A ZA854621 A ZA 854621A ZA 854621 B ZA854621 B ZA 854621B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
photovoltaic devices
producing same
stable photovoltaic
stable
producing
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ZA854621A
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English (en)
Inventor
Michael Hack
Subhendu Guha
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Energy Conversion Devices Inc
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Application filed by Energy Conversion Devices Inc filed Critical Energy Conversion Devices Inc
Publication of ZA854621B publication Critical patent/ZA854621B/xx

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    • 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
    • H10F10/10—Individual photovoltaic cells, e.g. solar cells having potential barriers
    • H10F10/13—Photovoltaic cells having absorbing layers comprising graded bandgaps
    • 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
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/40—Optical elements or arrangements
    • H10F77/42—Optical elements or arrangements directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H10F77/488—Reflecting light-concentrating means, e.g. parabolic mirrors or concentrators using total internal reflection
    • 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
ZA854621A 1984-06-25 1985-06-19 Stable photovoltaic devices and method of producing same ZA854621B (en)

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US06/623,860 US4547621A (en) 1984-06-25 1984-06-25 Stable photovoltaic devices and method of producing same

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US (1) US4547621A (de)
EP (1) EP0167323A3 (de)
JP (1) JPH0671090B2 (de)
AU (1) AU4399585A (de)
BR (1) BR8503017A (de)
CA (1) CA1262766A (de)
ES (1) ES8609820A1 (de)
MX (1) MX157839A (de)
ZA (1) ZA854621B (de)

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CA1262766A (en) 1989-11-07
ES8609820A1 (es) 1986-07-16
MX157839A (es) 1988-12-15
EP0167323A2 (de) 1986-01-08
JPH0671090B2 (ja) 1994-09-07
US4547621A (en) 1985-10-15
EP0167323A3 (de) 1986-07-16
JPS6113673A (ja) 1986-01-21
ES544481A0 (es) 1986-07-16
AU4399585A (en) 1986-01-02
BR8503017A (pt) 1986-03-11

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