Method of improving the efficiency of loosely packed solar cells in dense array applications
US8153886B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/293
Abstract
An increased efficiency Concentrator Photovoltaic System having a plurality of solar cells laterally spaced from each other on a substrate panel. The solar cells are mounted on electrically conductive areas of an otherwise non-conductive top surface of the substrate with each cell isolated from another by a non-conductive area. The individual cells are connected using ribbons or wires, between the front contact of the solar cells to the conductive area of another cell to form a circuit connecting the cells in a desired configuration. A plurality of tubular enclosures for concentrating light on the solar cells are mounted directly above the solar cells.
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