Apparatus and method for highly accelerated life testing of solar cells

Lamarche, Paul F.; Chicotka, Brett Julian

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Title: Apparatus and method for highly accelerated life testing of solar cells

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An apparatus is provided for highly accelerated life testing (HALT) of multi-junction solar cells according to a method that utilizes a high vacuum chamber, as well as lenses and windows transparent to broad spectrum solar radiation from typically a single source to house packaged solar chips and temperature monitoring and control means during testing, thereby allowing substantially greater control of environmental variables such as temperature, atmospheric composition, and light spectrum than is currently available.

Inventors:: Lamarche, Paul F.; Chicotka, Brett Julian

Issue Date:: 2014-10-14

Research Org.:: Solar Junction Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1532131

Patent Number(s):: 8860424

Application Number:: 13/407,446

Assignee:: Solar Junction Corporation (San Jose, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R31/2817 - {Environmental-, stress-, or burn-in tests

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S50/10 - Testing of PV devices, e.g. of PV modules or single PV cells

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES 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
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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DOE Contract Number:: NAT-0-99013-03

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012-02-28

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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