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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Xinmin Cao, Sylvania, OH (US);
Aarohi Vijh, Sylvania, OH (US);
Paul E. Sims, Toledo, OH (US);
Steven Marks, Holland, OH (US);
Bradley S. Mohring, Delta, OH (US);
Xinmin Cao, Sylvania, OH (US);
Aarohi Vijh, Sylvania, OH (US);
Paul E. Sims, Toledo, OH (US);
Steven Marks, Holland, OH (US);
Bradley S. Mohring, Delta, OH (US);
Xunlight Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A solar cell simulator that is cylindrically symmetrical to test photovoltaic devices that are flexible. A particular embodiment would be made from plexiglass or similar acrylic material. The present invention produces a spectrum that simulates the spectral distribution of solar light that we observe on the Earth's surface. The simulator would be comprised of a tubular pulsed light source, a pulsed power supply, a tubular light spectrum filter, an IV electrical measurement station, a cylinder-shaped module holder to place the flexible large-area module during the measurement. All cylinders share the same central axis. This maintains radial uniformity of all light intensity and can be used for electrical measurements (IV curves under illumination) of flexible large-area PV modules.