Photovoltaic cell assembly

Beavis, Leonard C; Panitz, Janda K. G.; Sharp, Donald J

Title: Photovoltaic cell assembly

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A photovoltaic assembly for converting high intensity solar radiation into lectrical energy in which a solar cell is separated from a heat sink by a thin layer of a composite material which has excellent dielectric properties and good thermal conductivity. This composite material is a thin film of porous Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 in which the pores have been substantially filled with an electrophoretically-deposited layer of a styrene-acrylate resin. This composite provides electrical breakdown strengths greater than that of a layer consisting essentially of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and has a higher thermal conductivity than a layer of styrene-acrylate alone.

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Beavis, Leonard C ^[1]; Panitz, Janda K. G. ^[2]; Sharp, Donald J ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM
Edgewood, NM

Publication Date:: Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

Research Org.:: AT&T

OSTI Identifier:: 867609

Patent Number(s):: US 4971633

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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