Photovoltaic device with increased light absorption and method for its manufacture

Glatfelter, Troy; Vogeli, Craig; Call, Jon; Hammond, Ginger

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Title: Photovoltaic device with increased light absorption and method for its manufacture

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A photovoltaic cell having a light-directing optical element integrally formed in an encapsulant layer thereof. The optical element redirects light to increase the internal absorption of light incident on the photovoltaic device.

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Glatfelter, Troy ^[1]; Vogeli, Craig ^[2]; Call, Jon ^[1]; Hammond, Ginger ^[3]

Royal Oak, MI
New Baltimore, MI
Imlay City, MI

Issue Date:: Tue Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI Identifier:: 868865

Patent Number(s):: 5228926

Application Number:: 07/776,659

Assignee:: United Solar Systems Corporation (Troy, MI)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
H01L31/048 - Encapsulation of modules
H01L31/0543 - {comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses}
H01L31/0547 - {comprising light concentrating means of the reflecting type, e.g. parabolic mirrors, concentrators using total internal reflection}
H01L31/056 - the light-reflecting means being of the back surface reflector [BSR] type

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
Y02E10/52 - PV systems with concentrators

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DOE Contract Number:: ZM-1-19033-2

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: photovoltaic; device; increased; light; absorption; method; manufacture; cell; light-directing; optical; element; integrally; formed; encapsulant; layer; redirects; increase; internal; incident; light incident; integrally formed; optical element; photovoltaic device; photovoltaic cell; light absorption; redirects light; directs light; element redirects; /136/438/

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