发明名称 |
System and Method for Managing the Power Output of a Photovoltaic Cell |
摘要 |
A solar cell management system for increasing the efficiency and power output of a solar cell and methods for making and using the same. The management system provides an electric field across an individual solar cell, an array of solar cells configured as a panel, or a group of solar panels. The imposed electric field exerts a force on both the electrons and holes created by light incident on the solar cell and accelerates the electron-hole pairs towards the electrodes of the solar cell. Compared to conventional solar cells, these accelerated electron-hole pairs travel a shorter distance from creation (by incident optical radiation) and spend less time within the solar cell material, therefore the electron-hole pairs have a lower likelihood of recombining within the cells' semiconductor's material. This reduction in the electron-hole recombination rate results in an overall increase in the solar cells' efficiency and greater power output. |
申请公布号 |
US2015244313(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.08.27 |
申请号 |
US201514628079 |
申请日期 |
2015.02.20 |
申请人 |
Solarlytics, Inc. |
发明人 |
McNamara Robert P.;Raymond Douglas M. |
分类号 |
G01R31/40 |
主分类号 |
G01R31/40 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method of managing a photovoltaic device, comprising:
applying a first component of a voltage signal to the photovoltaic device, the first component representing an on state for generating an external electric field across the photovoltaic device; and applying a second component of the voltage signal to the photovoltaic device, the second component representing an off cycle. |
地址 |
Walnut Creek CA US |