Thin layer energy system

• US 20050126623A1
• Filed: 12/12/2002
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH (Merck & Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Brabec, Christoph, Rogler, Wolfgang
• Application Number:
  US10/498,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20050126623A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 136/253
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0436 Small-sized flat cells or batteries for portable equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 14/005 Photoelectrochemical storage cells light sensitive devices H01G9/20, semiconductors sensitive to light H01L31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/40 Printed batteries , e.g. thin film batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 30/00 Organic devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation integrated devices or assemblies of multiple devices H10K39/00, H10K65/00; electrolytic light-sensitive devices H01G9/20
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 39/10 Organic photovoltaic [PV] modules; Arrays of single organic PV cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/549 Organic PV cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 70/50 Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

Abstract

The combination of at least one thin layer energy storage system with at least one thin layer energy converter is disclosed. Solar cells are preferably applied as energy converters and particularly preferred are those having at least one organic functional polymer and/or are flexible. The energy converter should meet the mechanical requirements of a mobile thin layer energy system and at the same time be incorporated in the production chain with as few problems as possible.

Claims

1. A thin-film energy system comprising:

at least one rechargeable thin-film energy store; and

at least one thin-film energy converter,

wherein the energy converter has an electrically conducting link to the rechargeable thin-film energy store, and the thin-film energy system has an installation height in the range of 1 μ

m to 10 mm.

2. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the thin-film energy converter incorporates at least one photo-voltaic cell.

3. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the photo-voltaic cell incorporates at least one functional organic polymer.

5. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, which is flexible.

6. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the thin-film energy converter is directly integrated into the thin-film energy store.

7. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a shared electrode.

8. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a joining film.

9. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 1, which is portable.

10. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 5, wherein the thin-film energy converter is directly integrated into the thin-film energy store.

11. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 5, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a shared electrode.

12. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 5, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a joining film.

13. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 3, wherein the thin-film energy converter is directly integrated into the thin-film energy store.

14. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 3, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a shared electrode.

15. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 3, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a joining film.

16. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the thin-film energy converter is directly integrated into the thin-film energy store.

17. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a shared electrode.

18. The thin-film energy system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the thin-film energy converter is integrated with the thin-film energy store via a joining film.

4. (canceled)

19. A thin-film energy system, comprising:

at least one rechargeable thin-film energy store; and

at least one thin-film energy converter that integrated with the thin-film energy store via a shared electrode.

20. The thin-film energy system of claim 19, wherein the thin-film energy converter incorporates at least one photo-voltaic cell.

21. The thin-film energy system of claim 20, wherein the photo-voltaic cell comprises at least one functional organic polymer.