Inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) solar cell and associated fabrication method
    31.
    发明授权
    Inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) solar cell and associated fabrication method 有权
    反相变质多结(IMM)太阳能电池及相关制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US09184332B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-10

    申请号:US13176325

    申请日:2011-07-05

    申请人: Frank F. Ho

    发明人: Frank F. Ho

    摘要: An IMM solar cell and an associated method of fabricating an IMM solar cell are provided. In the context of a method, a first subcell may be formed upon a temporary substrate and a second subcell may be formed upon the first subcell. The second subcell may have a smaller band gap than the first subcell. The method may also bond the first and second subcells to a silicon subcell and then remove the temporary substrate. In the context of an IMM solar cell, the IMM solar cell includes first and second subcells with the first subcell disposed upon the second subcell and the second subcell having a smaller band gap than the first subcell. The IMM solar cell may also include a silicon subcell supporting the first and second subcells thereupon with a metal-to-metal bond between the silicon subcell and the second subcell.

    摘要翻译: 提供了IMM太阳能电池和制造IMM太阳能电池的相关方法。 在方法的上下文中,第一子电池可以形成在临时衬底上,并且第二子电池可以形成在第一子电池上。 第二子电池可以具有比第一子电池小的带隙。 该方法还可以将第一和第二子电池结合到硅子电池,然后移除临时衬底。 在IMM太阳能电池的上下文中,IMM太阳能电池包括第一和第二子电池,其中第一子电池设置在第二子电池上,而第二子电池具有比第一子电池小的带隙。 IMM太阳能电池还可以包括支撑第一和第二子电池的硅子电池,随后在硅子电池和第二子电池之间具有金属 - 金属键合。

    SOLAR ENERGY APPARATUS AND METHOD
    32.
    发明申请
    SOLAR ENERGY APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
    太阳能装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150311367A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-29

    申请号:US14260028

    申请日:2014-04-23

    IPC分类号: H01L31/043

    摘要: Disclosed embodiments include multi-plane photovoltaic modules and/or solar panel arrangements, as well as solar farms constituted with such arrangements/modules. In embodiments, a solar panel arrangement may include a first solar panel having a first plurality of solar photovoltaic modules, disposed at a first plane; and a second solar panel having a second plurality of solar photovoltaic modules, disposed at a second plane, vertically offset from the first plane. Similarly, in embodiments, a photovoltaic module may include a first substrate having a first plurality of photovoltaic cells, disposed at a first plane; and a second substrate having a second plurality of photovoltaic cells, disposed at a second plane, vertically offset from the first plane. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 公开的实施例包括多平面光伏模块和/或太阳能电池板布置,以及由这种布置/模块构成的太阳能农场。 在实施例中,太阳能电池板装置可以包括具有设置在第一平面处的第一多个太阳能光伏模块的第一太阳能电池板; 以及具有第二多个太阳能光伏模块的第二太阳能电池板,设置在与第一平面垂直偏移的第二平面处。 类似地,在实施例中,光伏模块可以包括具有设置在第一平面处的第一多个光伏电池的第一基板; 以及具有第二多个光伏电池的第二基板,设置在与第一平面垂直偏移的第二平面处。 可以描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    MULTI-JUNCTION POWER CONVERTER WITH PHOTON RECYCLING
    33.
    发明申请
    MULTI-JUNCTION POWER CONVERTER WITH PHOTON RECYCLING 审中-公开
    多功能电力转换器与光子回收

    公开(公告)号:US20150295114A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-15

    申请号:US14683498

    申请日:2015-04-10

    申请人: Sempruis, Inc.

    摘要: A multi-junction power converter system illuminated by an incident light source includes a multi-layer stack having a plurality of junctions defined by materials having different bandgaps, with an upper junction having a higher bandgap, and junctions therebelow having smaller bandgaps. The upper junction absorbs more of the incident light, whereas lower junctions successively absorb less of the remaining incident light. The junctions below the upper junction are supplied with additional illumination that has been reemitted from previous cells due to photon recycling. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed.

    摘要翻译: 由入射光源照明的多结功率转换器系统包括具有由具有不同带隙的材料限定的多个结的多层堆叠,具有较高带隙的上结,以及具有较小带隙的结。 上接点吸收更多的入射光,而较低的接头连续吸收较少的剩余入射光。 由于光子回收,上连接点以下的连接点提供了从以前的电池重新发出的附加照明。 还讨论了相关设备和操作方法。

    High-energy beta-particle source for betavoltaic power converter
    34.
    发明授权
    High-energy beta-particle source for betavoltaic power converter 有权
    用于betavoltaic功率转换器的高能β粒子源

    公开(公告)号:US09006955B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US13286865

    申请日:2011-11-01

    摘要: A power converter comprises a nuclear radiation emitter having a first side and a second side, wherein the nuclear radiation emitter comprises a radiation-emitting radioisotope, a plurality of semiconductor substrates disposed over the first side of the nuclear radiation emitter, wherein each of the plurality of semiconductor substrates comprises a junction for converting nuclear radiation particles to electrical energy, and at least one high-density layer, wherein the high density layer has a density that is higher than a density of the semiconductor substrates, and wherein the high-density layer is disposed between two of the plurality of semiconductor substrates.

    摘要翻译: 功率转换器包括具有第一侧和第二侧的核辐射发射器,其中所述核辐射发射器包括辐射发射放射性同位素,设置在所述核辐射发射器的第一侧上的多个半导体衬底,其中所述多个 的半导体衬底包括用于将核辐射颗粒转换成电能的接合部和至少一个高密度层,其中所述高密度层的密度高于所述半导体衬底的密度,并且其中所述高密度层 设置在多个半导体衬底中的两个之间。

    Heterojunction V-groove multijunction solar cell
    36.
    发明授权
    Heterojunction V-groove multijunction solar cell 失效
    异相结V型多结太阳能电池

    公开(公告)号:US4295002A

    公开(公告)日:1981-10-13

    申请号:US161820

    申请日:1980-06-23

    摘要: A solar cell is disclosed with V-grooves which are series connected, but electrically isolated, indirect bandgap solar cells which are responsive to different light frequencies on both sides of a semi-insulating optically transparent substrate. The device has a very high conversion efficiency of approximately 40% and high open-circuit voltage and low series resistance. An exemplary structure in accordance with this disclosure has a series of silicon V-groove cells on one side and another series of GaAlAs V-groove cells on the other side. The cells are of generally trapezoidal cross-section. The difference between the characteristics of the Si cell and the GaAlAs cell is matched by control of the number of V-grooves.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种太阳能电池,其具有串联连接但电绝缘的间接带隙太阳能电池,其对半绝缘光学透明基板两侧的不同光频有反应。 该器件具有大约40%的非常高的转换效率和高开路电压和低串联电阻。 根据本公开的示例性结构在一侧具有一系列硅V槽单元,另一侧具有另一系列GaAlAs V沟槽单元。 电池通常是梯形的横截面。 通过控制V槽的数量来匹配Si电池和GaAlAs电池的特性之间的差异。