Solar cell arrangement
First Claim
1. A solar cell arrangement including a plurality of solar cell elements, wherein each solar cell element comprises:
- an elongate base electrode; and
a photovoltaic layer of n-type or p-type disposed about said elongate electrode,said elements being arranged within said solar cell arrangement such that elements having a p-type photovoltaic layer are so positioned with respect to elements having an n-type photovoltaic layer that the base electrode of each element functions as the counterelectrode of the adjacent elements.
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Abstract
In a solar cell arrangement comprising a plurality of solar cell elements having a photovoltaic layer around an elongate center electrode, each solar cell element as a whole forms an individual separate voltage cell with a counterelectrode. The construction may comprise different photovoltaically operative inorganic and organic materials and may assume various configurations. An electrode assembly for such a cell arrangement provides that center electrodes in wire or thread form which are disposed in parallel juxtaposed or superposed relationship are electrically connected together by way of photoactive layers encasing same. The solar cell arrangement may be produced by a continuous process of passing center electrode material through a plurality of working stations to provide the finished construction with photoactive layer structure thereon.
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23 Claims
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1. A solar cell arrangement including a plurality of solar cell elements, wherein each solar cell element comprises:
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an elongate base electrode; and a photovoltaic layer of n-type or p-type disposed about said elongate electrode, said elements being arranged within said solar cell arrangement such that elements having a p-type photovoltaic layer are so positioned with respect to elements having an n-type photovoltaic layer that the base electrode of each element functions as the counterelectrode of the adjacent elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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