A solar cell system and a flexible solar panel are disclosed herein. The solar cell system includes a glass housing, a set of rows of solar cells each defining a front side and a rear side and arranged within the glass housing. The solar cell system can also include a reflective element disposed in the glass housing and facing the rear side of the set of rows of solar cells and a first terminal coupled to a first end of the set of rows of solar cells, traversing through and sealed against the first end of the glass housing. The solar cell system can be configured with other solar cell systems into the flexible solar panel that is deployable in a wide range of potential applications.

A dye-sensitized solar cell includes: a transparent electrode; a power generation layer on the first main surface of the transparent electrode, including a semiconductor layer, a photosensitizing dye and an electrolyte layer; a counter electrode on the main surface of the power generation layer, having an electrode extraction region, wherein at least a part of the side surfaces of the counter electrode and at least a part of the side surfaces of the power generation layer are positioned coplanar, the electrode extraction region of the counter electrode overlaps with at least a part of the main surface of the power generation layer in a top view, and the side surfaces of the power generation layer are covered with a sealing layer formed extending from one of the transparent electrode and the counter electrode to the other.

The present invention relates to a photovoltaic device (1). The device comprises a solar cell unit (2) comprising a porous light-absorbing layer (3) at a top side (2a), of a porous first conducting layer (4), a porous substrate (5) of an insulating material. The solar cell unit comprises a conducting medium. The photovoltaic device comprises a first conductor (7) in electrical contact with the first conducting layer (4), a second conductor (8) in electrical contact with the second conducting layer (6), and an encapsulation (9) encapsulating the solar cell unit. The encapsulation comprises a top sheet (9a) and a bottom sheet (9b). The first and second conductors (7, 8) are arranged between the encapsulation (9) and the solar cell unit (2) at the bottom side (2b) of the solar cell unit (2). The second conductor (8) is arranged between the second conducting layer (6) and the bottom sheet (9b) of the encapsulation (9), and the first conductor (7) is arranged between the porous substrate (5) and the bottom sheet (9b). The first conductor (7) is electrically insulated from the second conducting layer (6). A part (14) of the porous substrate (5) comprises conducting material (12) disposed between the first conductor (7) and the first conducting layer (4) to provide electrical contact between the first conductor and the first conducting layer.

Provided is a solar cell module including photoelectric conversion elements, wherein each of the photoelectric conversion elements includes a first substrate, and a first electrode, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, a hole transport layer, a second electrode, and a second substrate on the first substrate, and a sealing member between the first substrate and the second substrate, and wherein, within at least two of the photoelectric conversion elements adjacent to each other, the hole-blocking layers are not extended to each other but the hole transport layers are in a state of a continuous layer where the hole transport layers are extended to each other.

A solar cell module (100) includes: one or more cells that are enclosed by a barrier packaging material (13A, 13B) and that include first and second base plates (3, 7) and a functional layer; and first and second lead-out electrodes (11A, 11B) that are respectively connected to electrodes (2, 6) disposed at the sides of the respective base plates (3, 7) via electrical connectors (12A, 12B). The electrical connectors (12A, 12B) are separated from the functional layer in a base plate surface direction. The lead-out electrodes (11A, 11B) are disposed on an outer surface of the barrier packaging material (13A, 13B). Gaps between the barrier packaging material (13A, 13B) and the lead-out electrodes (11A, 11B) are sealed by a lead-out electrode seal (15).

Disclosed is a bus stop using a large-scale perovskite solar cell in which a perovskite solar cell is prepared using a hybrid structure including a graphene-carbon nanotube. The bus stop includes a body unit fixed to the ground to maintain the overall shape, a solar cell unit for producing electrical energy from sunlight, and an energy storage system (ESS) for storing the electrical energy produced by the solar cell part.

A photovoltaic panel (1) is provided, comprising in the order named, a first electrically conductive layer (10), a photo-voltaic layer (20) of a perovskite photovoltaic material, a second electrically conductive layer (30), and a protective coating (40) that at least forms a barrier against moisture. The first electrically conductive layer (10) is partitioned along first partitioning lines (L11, L12) extending in a first direction (D1). The second electrically conductive layer (30) and the photovoltaic layer (20) are partitioned along second partitioning lines (L21, L22) extending in the first direction (D1) and along third partitioning lines (L31, L32) extending in a second direction (D2) different from the first direction (D11). The first and the second partitioning lines alternate each other and a space (50) is defined by the first and third partitioning lines that is filled with a protective filler material forming a barrier against moisture, therewith defining photovoltaic cells encapsulated by the protective material of the coating and the protective filler material.

A solar cell module (100) includes: a barrier packaging material (13A, 13B) that is sealed by a seal (14) and encloses a connected body including one or more cells; and lead-out electrodes (11A, 11B). The solar cell module (100) includes a gap between the barrier packaging material and a periphery of the connected body in a base plate surface direction. A filling member (30) is present in at least part of the gap.

A solar cell module includes: a solar cell comprising a perovskite solar cell; a first encapsulating material and a second encapsulating material for sealing the solar cell; a first protective member positioned on the first encapsulating material; a second protective member positioned on the second encapsulating material; and a third encapsulating material positioned on a side surface of the first encapsulating material and the second encapsulating material. The water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) of the third encapsulating material is less than the WVTR of the second encapsulating material, and the WVTR of the second encapsulating material is less than the WVTR of the first encapsulating material. Thus, it is possible to obtain the effects of securing the conversion efficiency of the solar cell module against degradation and securing reliability of the solar cell module.

An aspect of the present disclosure is a photoelectrochemical device that includes a first cell that includes a first semiconductor alloy, a capping layer that includes a second semiconductor alloy, and a passivating layer that includes a third semiconductor alloy, where the passivating layer is positioned between the first cell and the capping layer, and at least a portion of the capping layer is configured to be in direct contact with an electrolyte.