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WO2008132445A3
WO2008132445A3 PCT/GB2008/001436 GB2008001436W WO2008132445A3 WO 2008132445 A3 WO2008132445 A3 WO 2008132445A3 GB 2008001436 W GB2008001436 W GB 2008001436W WO 2008132445 A3 WO2008132445 A3 WO 2008132445A3
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solar cell
current
incident radiation
photovoltaic element
element generates
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PCT/GB2008/001436
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WO2008132445A2 (en
Inventor
Mazhar Ali Bari
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SANDS HOWARD SIMON
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PARTNERS Ltd
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY RES PARTNER
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SANDS HOWARD SIMON
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PARTNERS Ltd
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Priority to EP08737091A priority Critical patent/EP2150990A2/en
Publication of WO2008132445A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008132445A2/en
Publication of WO2008132445A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008132445A3/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/60—Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or compensating for temperature fluctuations
    • H10F77/63—Arrangements for cooling directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. heat sinks directly associated with the photovoltaic cells or integrated Peltier elements for active cooling
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S10/00—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
    • H02S10/10—PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power including a supplementary source of electric power, e.g. hybrid diesel-PV energy systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F77/00—Constructional details of devices covered by this subclass
    • H10F77/60—Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or compensating for temperature fluctuations
    • H10F77/63—Arrangements for cooling directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. heat sinks directly associated with the photovoltaic cells or integrated Peltier elements for active cooling
    • H10F77/68—Arrangements for cooling directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. heat sinks directly associated with the photovoltaic cells or integrated Peltier elements for active cooling using gaseous or liquid coolants, e.g. air flow ventilation or water circulation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N—ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10N10/00—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects
    • H10N10/10—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects
    • H10N10/13—Thermoelectric devices comprising a junction of dissimilar materials, i.e. devices exhibiting Seebeck or Peltier effects operating with only the Peltier or Seebeck effects characterised by the heat-exchanging means at the junction
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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Abstract

Apparatus (10) and method for converting electromagnetic radiation into an electrical current, whereby a photovoltaic element generates a first current from incident radiation (20), and a thermovoltaic element generates a second current and absorbs a portion of the incident radiation (20) before the incident radiation (20) reaches the photovoltaic element.
PCT/GB2008/001436 2007-04-25 2008-04-23 Solar cell Ceased WO2008132445A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP08737091A EP2150990A2 (en) 2007-04-25 2008-04-23 Solar cell

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GB0708030.2 2007-04-25
GBGB0708030.2A GB0708030D0 (en) 2007-04-25 2007-04-25 Solar cell

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WO2008132445A2 WO2008132445A2 (en) 2008-11-06
WO2008132445A3 true WO2008132445A3 (en) 2009-05-07

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WO (1) WO2008132445A2 (en)

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US4500741A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-02-19 Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K. Energy conversion element
US4710588A (en) * 1986-10-06 1987-12-01 Hughes Aircraft Company Combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric solar cell and solar cell array
US5936193A (en) * 1997-05-09 1999-08-10 Parise; Ronald J. Nighttime solar cell

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US4500741A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-02-19 Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K. Energy conversion element
US4710588A (en) * 1986-10-06 1987-12-01 Hughes Aircraft Company Combined photovoltaic-thermoelectric solar cell and solar cell array
US5936193A (en) * 1997-05-09 1999-08-10 Parise; Ronald J. Nighttime solar cell

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