Photovoltaic-storage battery device
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1. A photovoltaic-storage battery device comprising:
- an elongated thin metal strip substrate having a pair of major surfaces each with an insulating film formed thereon.a plurality of photovoltaic elements formed on one insulated major surface of said substrate each photovolatic element including a first pair of spaced electrodes opposing each other and an amorphous silicon film intervening between each said first pair of opposing electrodes;
a plurality of storage battery elements formed on the other major insulated surface of said substrate, each storage battery element including a second pair of spaced opposing electrodes and an electrolyte intervening between each said second pair of opposing electrodes; and
electrical connections between said plurality of photovoltaic elements and said storage battery elements to form a multicell source of solar electric power with corresponding storage battery reserve power.
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A photovoltaic-storage battery device is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having a pair of major surfaces, a photovoltaic element formed on one major surface of the substrate and including a pair of opposing electrodes and a photoelectric film intervening between the pair of opposing electrodes and a storage battery element formed on the other major surface of the substrate and including a second pair of opposing electrodes which are connectable to the first-mentioned pair of opposing electrodes, respectively, and an electrolyte intervening between the second-mentioned pair of opposing electrodes.
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1. A photovoltaic-storage battery device comprising:
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an elongated thin metal strip substrate having a pair of major surfaces each with an insulating film formed thereon. a plurality of photovoltaic elements formed on one insulated major surface of said substrate each photovolatic element including a first pair of spaced electrodes opposing each other and an amorphous silicon film intervening between each said first pair of opposing electrodes; a plurality of storage battery elements formed on the other major insulated surface of said substrate, each storage battery element including a second pair of spaced opposing electrodes and an electrolyte intervening between each said second pair of opposing electrodes; and electrical connections between said plurality of photovoltaic elements and said storage battery elements to form a multicell source of solar electric power with corresponding storage battery reserve power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A photovoltaic-storage battery device comprising:
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a thin metal substrate having a pair of major surfaces each with an insulating film formed thereon; a plurality of photovoltaic amorphous silicon elements formed on one major surface of said substrate and connected in series; and a plurality of storage battery elements formed on the other major surface of said substrate and connected in series; each of said photovoltaic elements including a pair of opposing electrodes and a photoelectric film intervening between said opposing electrodes, one of the pair of opposing electrodes of a pair of adjacent photovoltaic elements and the other electrode of the other adjacent photovoltaic element of said pair of adjacent photovoltaic elements being electrically connected together;
each of said storage battery elements including a pair of opposing electrodes and an electrolyte intervening between said pair of opposing electrodes, one of the pair of opposing electrodes of a pair of adjacent storage battery elements and the other electrode of the other adjacent storage battery element of said pair of adjacent storage battery elements being electrically connected together;
the number of said photovoltaic elements and the number of said storage battery elements being selected such that the voltage of the group of photovoltaic elements and the voltage of the group of storage battery elements match with each other.
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