EP 3607588 A4 20210106 - FLEXIBLE INTEGRATED CONCENTRATORS FOR SOLAR CELLS

Title (en)

FLEXIBLE INTEGRATED CONCENTRATORS FOR SOLAR CELLS

Title (de)

FLEXIBLE INTEGRIERTE KONZENTRATOREN FÜR SOLARZELLEN

Title (fr)

CONCENTRATEURS INTÉGRÉS FLEXIBLES POUR CELLULES SOLAIRES

Publication

EP 3607588 A4 20210106 (EN)

Application

EP 18780734 A 20180330

Priority

US 201762480572 P 20170403
US 2018025427 W 20180330

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018187176A1] Disclosed herein are solar cell devices comprising a transparent substrate, a solar cell fabricated over the transparent substrate and a polymeric concentrator comprising a concentrating lens with a planar surface, wherein the concentrating lens is optically aligned with the solar cell such that the concentrating lens provides a uniform illumination over an entire surface of the solar cell. Also, disclosed herein are methods of making solar cell devices and in particular polymeric concentrators.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); H01G 9/20 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/0725 (2012.01); H01L 31/073 (2012.01); H01L 31/0749 (2012.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 31/035218 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); H01G 9/209 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y02P 70/50 (2015.11)

Citation (search report)

[XI] US 2014261625 A1 20140918 - MORGAN JOHN PAUL [CA], et al
[XI] US 2016380141 A1 20161229 - NAKAGAWA TOHRU [JP], et al
[XI] WO 2008143635 A1 20081127 - UNIV ILLINOIS [US], et al
[XI] EP 2387080 A2 20111116 - SONY CORP [JP]
[XI] US 2006037640 A1 20060223 - MIURA HIROTSUNA [JP]
See also references of WO 2018187176A1

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 2018187176 A1 20181011; EP 3607588 A1 20200212; EP 3607588 A4 20210106; JP 2020516080 A 20200528; JP 7493938 B2 20240603

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2018025427 W 20180330; EP 18780734 A 20180330; JP 2019554651 A 20180330