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Title: High voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery

Abstract

A high voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery which comprises a plurality of strips of tandem junction solar cells of hydrogenated amorphous silicon having one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon, arranged in a tandem configuration, can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps. The tandem junction strip solar cells are series connected to produce a solar battery of any desired voltage.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
RCA Corporation, New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
864136
Patent Number(s):
4,316,049
Application Number:
06/192333
Assignee:
RCA Corporation (New York, NY)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-78ET21074
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1980 Sep 29
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
voltage; series; connected; tandem; junction; solar; battery; comprises; plurality; strips; cells; hydrogenated; amorphous; silicon; optical; path; electrically; interconnected; tunnel; layers; arranged; configuration; bandgap; differing; bandgaps; strip; produce; desired; electrically interconnected; solar battery; tunnel junction; series connected; amorphous silicon; solar cell; solar cells; hydrogenated amorphous; optical path; tandem junction; junction solar; desired voltage; voltage series; connected tandem; /136/257/

Citation Formats

Hanak, Joseph J. High voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery. United States: N. p., 1982. Web.
Hanak, Joseph J. High voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery. United States.
Hanak, Joseph J. 1982. "High voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864136.
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author = {Hanak, Joseph J.},
abstractNote = {A high voltage series connected tandem junction solar battery which comprises a plurality of strips of tandem junction solar cells of hydrogenated amorphous silicon having one optical path and electrically interconnected by a tunnel junction. The layers of hydrogenated amorphous silicon, arranged in a tandem configuration, can have the same bandgap or differing bandgaps. The tandem junction strip solar cells are series connected to produce a solar battery of any desired voltage.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/864136}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
}

Works referenced in this record:

A new type of amorphous silicon photovoltaic cell generating more than 2.0 V
journal, July 1979