Truncated pyramid structures for see-through solar cells
US8053665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
Abstract
The present disclosure presents a partially-transparent (see-through) three-dimensional thin film solar cell (3-D TFSC) substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of unit cells. Each unit cell structure has the shape of a truncated pyramid, and its parameters may be varied to allow a desired portion of sunlight to pass through.
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