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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/20 (2006.01); H01G 9/20 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/2018 (2013.01); H01L 31/208 (2013.01); H01M 10/4242 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); H01G 9/2059 (2013.01); H01L 2251/568 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for recovering performance of a degraded solar cell are provided. The system includes a solar cell having electrodes arranged on opposing sides of an electrolyte and defining a solar cell polarity therebetween and a power source connected to the electrodes. A controller controls the power source for applying a voltage pulse(s) across the solar cell. The voltage pulse may be applied at the solar cell polarity so as to define a forward electrical bias of the solar cell.