Methods and apparatus relating to photovoltaic semiconductor devices

Patent · Tue Jan 20 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6785934

Erbert, V

This patent describes a laminated sheet product useful in photovoltaic devices comprising: a light-transmissive lens sheet having a first side in which a matrix of a multiplicity of concentrating lenses is formed and having an opposing substantially flat second side; a substrate adhered to the second side of the lens sheet including a layer of electrically conductive material forming a first conductor; a matrix of voids forming cell sites in the substrate extending at least through the first conductor and optically below the concentrating lenses whereby radiation concentrated by a lens is directed to a cell site for a selected angle of incidence of the radiation. The invention further comprises: a photovoltaic semiconductor crystal disposed at each cell site, in electrical contact with the first conductor and optically visible through the lens sheet.

• Assignee: Illuminated Data, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
• Patent Number(s): US 4638110
• OSTI ID: 6785934
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
INCIDENCE ANGLE
LENSES
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
MATERIALS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SHEETS
SUBSTRATES
VOIDS