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Title: Integrated solar cells and shunting diodes

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5166790

A method of connecting a shunting diode in parallel with a solar cell for the purpose of improving the tolerance of an array of solar cells to mismatch in cell output, whether caused by physical differences in the cells, cell breakage, or the effect of shading, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of forming a plurality of interconnected solar cells on a single sheet of semiconductor material, wherein if required, each cell in the array of cells may be shunted by a diode.

Assignee:
Unisearch Ltd (Australia)
Patent Number(s):
US 4323719
OSTI ID:
5166790
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 23 Aug 1979, Australia; Other Information: PAT-APPL-181374
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR CELLS
MANUFACTURING
SHUNT REACTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
SILICON
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SUBSTRATES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMIMETALS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion