Photocell, its method of manufacture, and a solar panel comprising such cells
US5542988A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/292
Abstract
The present invention relates to a photocell including means for providing protection against the accumulation of electrostatic charge, to a method of manufacturing it, and to a solar panel including such cells. A photocell of the invention includes a circuit for drawing off electrostatic charge that is efficient but is of low mass and that masks incident solar radiation very little. The circuit for drawing off charge comprises a grid of material that is optionally transparent on the outside surface of the protective glass sheet of the photocell, said grid being connected to the cell's electrode for current collection. Advantageously, the grid of the circuit for drawing off electrostatic charge is superposed over the grid of the electrode for collecting the current generated by the photocell.
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