公开(公告)号：US5110370A

公开(公告)日：1992-05-05

申请号：US585661

申请日：1990-09-20

申请人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

发明人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/052

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A photovoltaic cell includes a light-directing optical element integrally formed in an encapsulant layer thereof in the region of opaque current-collecting gridlines.The optical element redirects light which would be absorbed by the opaque structure to other regions of the photovoltaic device, thereby decreasing shading effects.

摘要翻译： 光伏电池包括在不透明电流收集网格线的区域中整体地形成在其密封剂层中的导光光学元件。光学元件将将被不透明结构吸收的光重定向到光伏器件的其它区域，从而减少 阴影效果。

公开(公告)号：US5268039A

公开(公告)日：1993-12-07

申请号：US33955

申请日：1993-03-19

申请人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

发明人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

IPC分类号： H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/06

CPC分类号： H01L31/03921 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/208 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A photovoltaic device which is resistant to shunt and short circuit defects developing between the opposed electrodes thereof. The photovoltaic device comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a semiconductor body including a photogenerative region, a layer of transparent conductive material, and means for collecting photogenerated current. In particular, a layer of low-conductivity material is operatively positioned between the layer of transparent conductive material and the collecting means, thereby resistively restricting the flow of electric current through short circuit portions. A method of fabricating such a shunt-resistant photovoltaic device is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种能够在其相对电极之间产生分流和短路缺陷的光电器件。 光电器件包括导电衬底，包括光生代区域的半导体本体，透明导电材料层以及用于收集光生电流的装置。 特别地，一层低导电性材料可操作地定位在透明导电材料层和收集装置之间，由此电阻限制通过短路部分的电流。 还公开了制造这种分流电阻光伏器件的方法。

公开(公告)号：US5232519A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-03

申请号：US828002

申请日：1992-01-30

申请人： Troy Glatfelter ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

发明人： Troy Glatfelter ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

IPC分类号： H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/052

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A wireless, monolithic photovoltaic module. The module includes top and bottom, rectangular electrodes with a photovoltaic body and an adjacent insulating strip sandwiched in between the electrodes, the insulating strip being disposed proximate the edge of the bottom electrode. A bus bar overlies the insulating strip, but not the photovoltaic body, and is connected to a net of current carrying grid lines which overlie the photovoltaic body to form a current collector. A top encapsulating layer has diffractive grooves formed therein which overlie the grid lines to minimize shading effects otherwise caused by shadows from the grid lines.

摘要翻译： 无线单片光伏模块。 该模块包括具有光伏体的顶部和底部矩形电极以及夹在电极之间的相邻绝缘条，绝缘条位于底部电极的边缘附近。 母线位于绝缘带上，而不是光伏体，并且连接到覆盖在光伏体上的载流网格线的网以形成集电器。 顶部封装层具有形成在其中的衍射凹槽，其覆盖网格线以最小化否则由网格线的阴影引起的阴影效果。

公开(公告)号：US5131954A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-21

申请号：US798848

申请日：1991-11-25

申请人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

发明人： Craig Vogeli ,  Prem Nath

IPC分类号： H01L27/142 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/105 ,  H01L31/20

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/046 ,  H01L31/0465 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/204 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Large area, thin-film body of photovoltaic material is subdivided into a plurality of small area devices. Through a selective etching process, a portion of the bottom electrode of each small area device is exposed. A metallic contact member is deposited upon the exposed portion of the electrode and a series connection between adjoining cells is established by interconnecting the metallic contact member of a first cell with the top electrode of an adjoining cell, so as to provide a large-area photovoltaic device including a plurality of interconnected sub-cells.

摘要翻译： 大面积的薄膜体的光伏材料被细分成多个小区域装置。 通过选择性蚀刻工艺，暴露每个小面积器件的底部电极的一部分。 金属接触构件沉积在电极的暴露部分上，并且通过将第一电池的金属接触构件与相邻电池的顶电极相互连接来建立相邻电池之间的串联连接，以便提供大面积的光电 设备包括多个互连子单元。

公开(公告)号：US4773944A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-27

申请号：US94357

申请日：1987-09-08

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Kenneth Whelan ,  Bernard Kelly

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Kenneth Whelan ,  Bernard Kelly

IPC分类号： H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/076 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  B32B17/10788 ,  H01L31/03921 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/206 ,  H01L31/208 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A large area, high current, low voltage photovoltaic module including a common bottom electrode upon which a means adapted to collect and transport photogenerated current is disposed. By electrically interconnecting a plurality of said large area modules in series, the voltage obtained therefrom can be added so as to obtain any desired voltage output therefrom.

摘要翻译： 一种大面积，高电流，低电压的光伏模块，其包括共同的底部电极，在其上设置适于收集和传送光生电流的装置。 通过将多个所述大面积模块串联电连接，可以添加从其获得的电压，从而获得任何所需的电压输出。

公开(公告)号：US4729970A

公开(公告)日：1988-03-08

申请号：US907425

申请日：1986-09-15

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

IPC分类号： H01L31/04 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/316 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/022466 ,  H01L21/28 ,  H01L31/208 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  Y10S136/29

摘要： An electronic device of the type including a thin film body having a superposed electrode has short circuit defects therein passivated by a conversion process in which the electrical resistivity of the electrode material is increased proximate the defect regions. Conversion is accomplished by exposing the electrode material to a conversion reagent and activating the reagent proximate the defect regions. The process may be utilized for a variety of differently configured devices, and may be readily adapted for use in a roll-to-roll device fabrication process.

摘要翻译： 包括具有重叠电极的薄膜体的类型的电子器件具有通过转换过程钝化的短路缺陷，其中电极材料的电阻率在缺陷区附近增加。 通过将电极材料暴露于转化试剂并使接近缺陷区域的试剂活化来实现转化。 该方法可以用于各种不同配置的设备，并且可以容易地适用于卷对卷设备制造过程中。

公开(公告)号：US5181968A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-26

申请号：US719917

申请日：1991-06-24

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

IPC分类号： H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0392

CPC分类号： H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022466 ,  H01L31/03921 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： An improved photovoltaic device in which an electrically conductive adhesive is employed to affix the grid structure to the upper electrode thereof. By appropriately selecting the resistivity of the conductive adhesive, normal photogenerated current flow is readily accommodated, while shunted current flow, through patent or latent defects is substantially eliminated.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的光电器件，其中使用导电粘合剂将栅格结构固定到其上电极。 通过适当地选择导电粘合剂的电阻率，容易地容纳正常的光生电流，而通过专利或潜在缺陷的分流电流基本上被消除。

公开(公告)号：US5176758A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-05

申请号：US702844

申请日：1991-05-20

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Craig Vogeli

IPC分类号： H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A light transmissive power generating photovoltaic device (14) includes a power generating film having a substrate (30), a plurality of semiconductor layers (30, 32, 34) and a transparent conductive oxide layer (37) with a grid adhered on the top surface thereof. Apertures (42) pass through the opaque semiconductive layers to let light pass through. The power generating film is laminated onto a transparent glass sheet (24, 26) on each side to form the photovoltaic device.

摘要翻译： 一种透光发光光伏器件（14）包括具有衬底（30），多个半导体层（30,32,34）和透明导电氧化物层（37）的发光膜，其中栅极粘附在顶部 表面。 孔（42）穿过不透明半导体层以使光通过。 将发电膜层叠在每侧的透明玻璃板（24,26）上，形成光电器件。

公开(公告)号：US5228926A

公开(公告)日：1993-07-20

申请号：US776659

申请日：1991-10-15

申请人： Troy Glatfelter ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Jon Call ,  Ginger Hammond

发明人： Troy Glatfelter ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Jon Call ,  Ginger Hammond

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/052

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H01L31/056 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 一种具有整体形成在其密封层中的导光光学元件的光伏电池。 光学元件重定向光以增加入射到光伏器件上的光的内部吸收。

公开(公告)号：US20110297219A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：US12793764

申请日：2010-06-04

申请人： Craig Vogeli ,  Carole DiDia ,  Mihaela Lucia Glavan ,  Kesho Leach

发明人： Craig Vogeli ,  Carole DiDia ,  Mihaela Lucia Glavan ,  Kesho Leach

IPC分类号： H01L31/02 ,  B32B37/12

CPC分类号： H01L31/022425 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y10T156/1089

摘要： A bus grid structure is affixed to a photovoltaic device utilizing a double-sided adhesive tape in which one of the adhesive layers is electrically conductive and the other is electrically resistive. The tape is affixed to a photovoltaic device via the electrically resistive adhesive. Grid wires are applied to a top electrode of the photovoltaic device, and portions of those grid wires are adhered to the electrically conductive adhesive. A bus bar is also adhered to the electrically conductive adhesive so as to contact the portions of the grid wire. The assembly is laminated so as to bond the grid wires to the photovoltaic device and to the bus bar. Further disclosed are devices fabricated according to this method as well as electrically conductive double adhesive tapes utilized in the process.

摘要翻译： 使用双面胶带将光栅器件固定在光伏器件上，其中一个粘合剂层是导电的，而另一个是电阻的。 带通过电阻粘合剂固定到光伏器件上。 栅格线被施加到光伏器件的顶部电极，并且那些栅格线的部分被粘附到导电粘合剂上。 汇流条也粘附到导电粘合剂上以与网格线的部分接触。 将组件层压以将格栅线连接到光伏器件和母线。 进一步公开的是根据该方法制造的器件以及在该过程中使用的导电双胶带。