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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Osram Opto Semiconductors Gmbh, Regensburg, DE;
Alex C. Mayer, Portland, OR (US);
Shawn R. Scully, Portland, OR (US);
Juanita N. Kurtin, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Alex R. Guichard, Portland, OR (US);
Steven M. Hughes, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Oun-Ho Park, San Jose, CA (US);
Paul-Emile B. Trudeau, Portland, OR (US);
Colin C. Reese, Portland, OR (US);
Manav Sheoran, Portland, OR (US);
Georgeta Masson, Portland, OR (US);
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Regensburg, DE;
Abstract
A solar concentrator module () employs a luminescent concentrator material () between photovoltaic cells () having their charge-carrier separation junctions () parallel to front surfaces () of photovoltaic materialof the photovoltaic cells (). Intercell areas () covered by the luminescent concentrator material () occupy from 2 to 50% of the total surface area of the solar concentrator modules (). The luminescent concentrator material () preferably employs quantum dot heterostructures, and the photovoltaic cells () preferably employ low-cost high-efficiency photovoltaic materials (), such as silicon-based photovoltaic materials.