Patent · US Expired

Sun light electricity generator

US4638109A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
2References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 1985
Grant dateJan 20, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 7, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/548

Abstract

A sun light electricity generator comprising an amorphous sun light battery, which comprises: a conductive substrate which also constitutes an output electrode; amorphous semiconductor layers provided on the substrate, said layers constituting a p-i-n junction structure for a sun battery element and for a protection diode; an electrode for the sun battery element and an electrode for the protection diode, both provided on the light incident amorphous layer but separated from each other; and an electrode for connection to another generator provided on a region of the substrate where the amorphous layers are not provided.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.