A hybrid photovoltaic device (1) comprising a thin film solar cell (2) disposed in a first layer (21) comprising an array of vertically aligned nanowires (25), said nanowires having a junction with a first band gap corresponding to a first spectral range. The nanowires (25) form absorbing regions, and non-absorbing regions are formed between the nanowires. A bulk solar cell (3) s disposed in a second layer (31), positioned below the first layer (21), having a junction with a second band gap, which is smaller than said first band gap and corresponding to a second spectral range. The nanowires are provided in the first layer with a lateral density selected a such that a predetermined portion of an incident photonic wave-front will pass through the non-absorbing regions without absorption in the first spectral range, into the bulk solar cell for absorption in both the first spectral range and the second spectral range.

The present disclosure provides a support device for conveying at least one solar cell element in a transport direction, wherein the support device comprises a support element configured for supporting the at least one solar cell element and an electric arrangement configured for providing an electrostatic force for holding the at least one solar cell element on the support element.

Discussed are a photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic system including the same. According to an embodiment, the photovoltaic module includes a solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, and a junction box attached to a back surface of the solar cell module, wherein the junction box includes a capacitor unit to store a direct current (DC) power from the solar cell module, and a shutdown unit disposed at a front end of the capacitor unit and to operate to consume the DC power stored in the capacitor unit and temporarily interrupt power output of the solar cell module when the DC power from the solar cell module is outside of a permissible range. Thus, when DC power outside of the permissible range is supplied, the power output can be quickly interrupted while the DC power stored in the capacitor is consumed.

An apparatus for the manufacture of at least two arrangements of solar cell pieces is provided. The apparatus includes at least one positioning device configured for positioning two or more solar cell pieces on a support device for forming the at least two arrangements, wherein the apparatus is configured to allocate the two or more solar cell pieces to a respective arrangement of the at least two arrangements based on one or more properties of the two or more solar cell pieces.

A solar cell is provided with: an n-type single crystal silicon substrate; an n-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on a first main surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate; a light receiving surface electrode disposed on the n-type amorphous silicon layer; a p-type amorphous silicon layer disposed on a second main surface of the n-type single crystal silicon substrate; and a rear surface electrode disposed on the p-type amorphous silicon layer. The n-type single crystal silicon substrate has a resistivity within a range of 3.5-13 Ωcm. An i-type amorphous silicon layer may be provided between the n-type single crystal silicon substrate and the n-type amorphous silicon layer, and another i-type amorphous silicon layer may be provided between the n-type single crystal silicon substrate and the p-type amorphous silicon layer.

The present disclosure relates to a solar cell and a solar cell panel including the same, and more particularly, to a solar cell with an improved structure and an improved manufacturing process and a solar cell panel including the same.

Solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, and singulation approaches to forming solar cells having a plurality of sub-cells coupled by metallization structures, are described. In an example, a solar cell, includes a plurality of sub-cells, each of the sub-cells having a singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portion. Adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions have a groove there between. The solar cell also includes a monolithic metallization structure. A portion of the monolithic metallization structure couples ones of the plurality of sub-cells. The groove between adjacent ones of the singulated and physically separated semiconductor substrate portions exposes a portion of the monolithic metallization structure.

A solar cell includes: a semiconductor substrate which includes a first principal surface and a second principal surface; a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type disposed above the first principal surface; and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type disposed below the second principal surface. The semiconductor substrate includes: a first impurity region of the first conductivity type; a second impurity region of the first conductivity type disposed between the first impurity region and the first semiconductor layer; and a third impurity region of the first conductivity type disposed between the first impurity region and the second semiconductor layer. A concentration of an impurity in the second impurity region is higher than a concentration of the impurity in the third impurity region, and the concentration of the impurity in the third impurity region is higher than a concentration of the impurity in the first impurity region.

This application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for obtaining electronic layout applied to photovoltaic array in the field of equipment installation management. According to the method, the electronic device identifies each first area in a target picture to obtain position information and a module identifier of at least one photovoltaic module in each first area, and may directly obtain an electronic layout based on the position information and the module identifier of each photovoltaic module. In this way, a product identifier of each converter does not need to be manually obtained, and a photovoltaic module does not need to be manually added to the electronic layout. This reduces labor time consumption and improves efficiency of obtaining the electronic layout.

The present invention relates to an optomechanical system (1) for converting light energy, comprising an optical arrangement (40) comprising one or more optical layers (41, 42), wherein at least one of the optical layers (41,42) comprises a plurality of primary optical elements (47) to concentrate incident light (80) into transmit ted light (90), wherein the primary optical elements (47) are arranged in a two-dimensional rectangular or hexagonal array; a support layer (50); a shifting mechanism (60) for moving at least one of the optical layers (41, 42) of the optical arrangement (40) relative to the support layer (50) or vice versa; and a frame element (10) to which either the optical arrangement (40) or the support layer (50) is attached, wherein the support layer (50) comprises a plurality of primary light energy conversion elements (51) arranged in a two-dimensional array corresponding to the arrangement of the primary optical elements (47) and a plurality of secondary light energy conversion elements (52), wherein the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and the secondary light energy conversion elements (52) are capable of converting the energy of transmitted light (90) into an output energy and wherein the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and the secondary light energy conversion elements (52), differ by type, and/or surface area, and/or light conversion efficiency, and/or light conversion spectrum and wherein the shifting mechanism (60) is arranged to move at least one of the layers of the optical arrangement (40) or the support layer (50) translationally relative to the frame element (10), through one or more translation element (65, 65) in such a way that the total output power of the primary light energy conversion elements (51) and of the secondary light energy conversion elements (52) is adjustable. The invention concerns also a method for converting light energy with an optomechanical system according to the present invention