EP 2638577 A2 20130918 - ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Title (en)
ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
Title (de)
ORGANISCHES PHOTOVOLTAIKARRAY UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Title (fr)
GÉNÉRATEUR PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE ORGANIQUE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201161442561 P 20110214
- US 2012025028 W 20120214
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2012112533A2] The fabrication and characterization of large scale inverted organic solar array fabricated using all-spray process is disclosed, consisting of four layers; ITO-Cs2CO3-(P3HT:PCBM)-modified PEDPT:PSS, on a substrate. With PEDPT:PSS as the anode, the encapsulated solar array shows more than 30% transmission in the visible to near IR range. Optimization by thermal annealing was performed based on single-cell or multiple-cell arrays. Solar illumination has been demonstrated to improve solar array efficiency up to 250% with device efficiency of 1.80% under AM1.5 irradiance. The performance enhancement under illumination occurs only with sprayed devices, indicating device enhancement under sunlight, which is beneficial for solar energy applications. The semi-transparent property of the solar module allows for applications on windows and windshields, indoor applications, and soft fabric substances such as tents, military back-packs or combat uniforms, providing a highly portable renewable power supply for deployed military forces.
IPC 8 full level
H01L 51/42 (2006.01); H01L 51/48 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); H10K 71/12 (2023.02); H10K 30/30 (2023.02); H10K 30/50 (2023.02); H10K 85/113 (2023.02); H10K 85/1135 (2023.02); H10K 85/215 (2023.02); H10K 2102/00 (2023.02); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2012112533 A2 20120823; WO 2012112533 A3 20121122; CA 2820090 A1 20120823; CN 103262281 A 20130821; CN 103262281 B 20170208; EP 2638577 A2 20130918; JP 2014505378 A 20140227
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2012025028 W 20120214; CA 2820090 A 20120214; CN 201280004152 A 20120214; EP 12746750 A 20120214; JP 2013553654 A 20120214