Abstract:
The invention concerns a laminated structure which is encapsulated such that it is stable with respect to climate and corrosion, the structure having at least one corrosion- and/or moisture-sensitive layer, for example a solar cell, over which a barrier layer is disposed. Thin layers of titanium or molybdenum nitride, aluminium oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide nitride are proposed for this purpose. The barrier layer can be combined with an additional laminated structure generally used in solar cells.
Abstract:
A combined front and back side metallisation based on a thick film process allows even the finest thick film printed circuit structures to be sufficiently reinforced by photo-induced currentless metal plating. Improved printed circuit structures with a good adherence for the front side metal plating may be generated with this simplified process.
Abstract:
A solar powered light (10) adapted to be mounted under the eaves (13) of a building, a wall or the like for use in security applications. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solar powered light comprises an adjustable configuration having a lamp with an infrared detector or sensor (12) rotatably mounted thereto and a photovoltaic or solar cell array (14) rotatably disposed at a remote end of an extension arm (76) movably attached to the lamp. Such a flexible arrangement allows the photovoltaic array to be positioned to receive direct sunlight. The sensor (12) activates the solar powered light (10) upon sensing infrared to illuminate the surrounding areas when a presence is sensed and turn it off when a presence is no longer sensed. In accordance with a second embodiment, the solar powered light does not include an infrared detector and provides continuous illumination for a given period of time. In accordance with a third embodiment, the solar powered light does not include an infrared detector, but includes a battery (16) having a higher capacity configured to provide illumination for extended periods of time. In accordance with a fourth embodiment, the solar powered light is configured to be used directly with a user's battery. The solar powered light utilizes a compact fluorescent bulb (20) and circuitry for providing longer lamp life, instantaneous illumination and eliminating flickering during start up.
Abstract:
In order to produce a high-output solar cell with more than 20 % efficiency a (110)-oriented silicon substrate is used, all the contacts are disposed on the rear side (RS), and the electrical connection for the front side (VS) is brought about through the substrate by means of a pattern of highly doped slots which are etched in a crystal-oriented manner and aligned parallel to (111) planes in the substrate.
Abstract:
For simply affixing flat bodies, including solar modules, onto a support, it is suggested that Z-shaped metal profiles be glued on said bodies, thus acting at the same time as a protective device for the body edges during transport.
Abstract:
For the simple production of a back surface field it is proposed that a boron-containing diffusion source layer (2) be applied to the rear (RS) of a silicon wafer (1) and boron be driven into the wafer to a depth of about 1 to 5 mu m at 900 to 1200 DEG C. This is done in an oxygen-containing atmosphere so that an oxide layer (4) is formed on open silicon surfaces, obviating the need to mask the regions not to be doped. After the removal of the oxide and source layer, phosphorus diffusion takes place and the back contact (3) is produced. It contains aluminium and, during the burn-in process, provides good ohmic contact.
Abstract:
A solar powered light comprises a cover containing a fresnel lens structure (also referred to as a fresnel lens cover) which is disposed directly above and adjacent to a photovoltaic cell thereof. The fresnel lens cover comprises a continuous and smooth outer surface and a prismatic inner surface having a plurality of prismatic means arranged in concentric circles to bend incoming radiation, especially at high angles of incidence, such as during winter months or at the beginning or end of a day, toward an optical axis thereof. The prisms have different thicknesses and are arranged in different angular configurations to accomplish the desired bending at each point of the cover. In a preferred embodiment, additional prismatic means are formed on a peripheral portion of the outer surface to cover a photodetector used for sensing the absence of light and triggering circuitry to turn on the solar powered lights.
Abstract:
A solar powered lamp configured to function more efficiently at elevated temperatures. The solar powered lamp comprises an electrical storage device disposed in heat transfer proximity to a solar cell array. The electrical storage device is adapted to increase its acceptance of charge, provided by the solar cell array, at elevated temperatures. The solar powered lamp is also configured to permit flow of air through the lamp and to be assembled and disassembled with ease.
Abstract:
In order to produce highly efficient solar cells made of polycrystalline or monocrystalline semiconductive material, the back side contacts are imprinted with a metal-containing paste and the front side contacts are finely structured by chemical deposition. By using an ionogenic germination solution, it is possible to generate a specific metallization exclusively in openings or pits on the front side in which the passivation layer that covers the semiconductive layer has been removed. By chemical deposition of at least another metal over the germination layer that was first generated, the front side contact is chemically or galvanically reinforced.
Abstract:
Known thin layer solar modules having transparent electrode materials are extremely sensitive to weather influences and require a costly sealing in order to prevent an inadmissibly high increase of the additional resistance of the module. A thin layer solar module is therefore disclosed using aluminium doped zinc oxide as electrode material that can be easily sealed against weather influences by a simple layer of lacquer that covers its back side.