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Title: Flexible thermal cycle test equipment for concentrator solar cells

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1055671

A system and method for performing thermal stress testing of photovoltaic solar cells is presented. The system and method allows rapid testing of photovoltaic solar cells under controllable thermal conditions. The system and method presents a means of rapidly applying thermal stresses to one or more photovoltaic solar cells in a consistent and repeatable manner.

Research Organization:
The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-07GO17052
Assignee:
The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
8,201,994
Application Number:
12/258,321
OSTI ID:
1055671
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English