Method and apparatus for measuring areas of photoelectric cells and photoelectric cell performance parameters
Abstract
A laser scanning system for scanning the surface of photovoltaic cell in a precise, stepped raster pattern includes electric current detecting and measuring equipment for sensing the current response of the scanned cell to the laser beam at each stepped irradiated spot or pixel on the cell surface. A computer is used to control and monitor the raster position of the laser scan as well as monitoring the corresponding current responses, storing this data, operating on it, and for feeding the data to a graphical plotter for producing a visual, color-coded image of the current response of the cell to the laser scan. A translation platform driven by stepper motors in precise X and Y distances holds and rasters the cell being scanned under a stationary spot-focused laser beam.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Solar Energy Research Inst. (SERI), Golden, CO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5845264
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85011629
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; BEAM SCANNERS; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LASERS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEASURING METHODS; BEAM MONITORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CURRENTS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; MONITORS; TESTING; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
Citation Formats
Osterwald, C R, and Emery, K A. Method and apparatus for measuring areas of photoelectric cells and photoelectric cell performance parameters. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Osterwald, C R, & Emery, K A. Method and apparatus for measuring areas of photoelectric cells and photoelectric cell performance parameters. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for measuring areas of photoelectric cells and photoelectric cell performance parameters". United States.
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title = {Method and apparatus for measuring areas of photoelectric cells and photoelectric cell performance parameters},
author = {Osterwald, C R and Emery, K A},
abstractNote = {A laser scanning system for scanning the surface of photovoltaic cell in a precise, stepped raster pattern includes electric current detecting and measuring equipment for sensing the current response of the scanned cell to the laser beam at each stepped irradiated spot or pixel on the cell surface. A computer is used to control and monitor the raster position of the laser scan as well as monitoring the corresponding current responses, storing this data, operating on it, and for feeding the data to a graphical plotter for producing a visual, color-coded image of the current response of the cell to the laser scan. A translation platform driven by stepper motors in precise X and Y distances holds and rasters the cell being scanned under a stationary spot-focused laser beam.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {5}
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