Photovoltaic laser power converters (PVLPCs) are the core element of power-by-light (PBL) systems, which are basically made up of a power laser, an optical fiber, and a PVLPC. PBL allows the safe transfer of power in situations where the direct use of electrical energy to power electronic equipment is either not possible or not recommendable.
Here we show laser power converters with organic photovoltaic cells with good performance for application in laser wireless power transfer. The laser selection strategy is established and the upper limit of efficiency is proposed.
Laser technology plays a key role in the economical industrial-scale production of high-quality solar cells. Fraunhofer ILT develops industrial laser processes and the requisite mechanical components for a cost-effective solar cell manufacturing process with high process efficiencies.
The laser selection strategy is established and the upper limit of efficiency is proposed. The organic laser power converters exhibit a 36.2% efficiency at a 660 nm laser with a photon flux of 9.5 mW cm −2 and achieve wireless micro power transfer with an output of 0.5 W on a 2 meter scale.
Optical power transfer, or power-by-light (PBL in the following), is an alternative technology, which provides a smart solution in these special situations. The reason why PBL systems ensure safety in these applications is the achievement of galvanic insulation in the “exclusion region.”
In a PVLPC the input and output power are normally a design requirement defined by the application. As compared with solar cells, for a set output power, the larger the PVLPC active area, the lower the input light power density or irradiance.
Schematic of laser transfer process for contact formation on …
Herein, we present a pulsed-laser processing method for crystallization and dopant activation of a highly n-doped amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) carrier-selective layer in a tunnel oxide passivated...
The realization of the simultaneous wireless information and …
According to the schematic diagram of LC, we know the basic wireless energy transfer by Laser between even the long distance. Then we will take about the details of the …
Single photovoltaic material solar cells with enhanced …
Typical organic photovoltaic semiconductors exhibit high exciton binding energy (E b, typically >300 meV), hindering the development of organic solar cells based on a single photovoltaic material (SPM-OSCs).Herein, …
Schematic illustration of a laser forward transfer (LIFT) process …
Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is an innovative metallization technique used in the processing of grid lines of solar cells for the photovoltaics industry. A study on the morphology and ...
[PDF] Laser processing of solar cells
Laser processing has a long history in the manufacturing of solar cells since most thin-film photovoltaic modules have been manufactured using laser scribing for more than thirty years. Lasers have also been used by many solar cell manufacturers for a variety of applications such as edge isolation, identification marking, laser grooving for selective emitters …
Photovoltaic Cells – solar cells, working principle, I/U ...
Photovoltaic cells are semiconductor devices that can generate electrical energy based on energy of light that they absorb.They are also often called solar cells because their primary use is to generate electricity specifically from sunlight, but there are few applications where other light is used; for example, for power over fiber one usually uses laser light.
Beaming power: Photovoltaic laser power converters for power-by …
Recently, a PVLPC has demonstrated the highest efficiency for any photovoltaic converter, i.e., 68.9% at a laser illumination of 858 nm. This review begins with a brief …
Laser Technology in Photovoltaics
Laser technology plays a key role in the economical industrial-scale production of high-quality solar cells. Fraunhofer ILT develops industrial laser processes and the requisite mechanical components for a cost-effective solar cell manufacturing process with high process efficiencies.
Laser processing of silicon for photovoltaics and structural phase ...
We demonstrate the retention of a single crystalline phase after 532 nm laser processing via control of laser fluence, which is beneficial to achieving high photovoltaic …
Development of photovoltaic solar cells based on …
Growing large-scale vertical heterostructure with different bandgap of materials could be a challenging task but a suitable, low-cost transfer process for large size crystals will lead to better 2D-based photovoltaic solar cells. Thus, there are tremendous opportunities to develop 2D material–based photovoltaic solar cells by improving the synthesis of high-quality …
A schematic diagram showing the working principle of …
We propose a panel‐on‐demand concept for flexible design of building integrated thin‐film photovoltaics to address this issue. The concept is based on the use of semi‐finished PV modules...
Laser-Induced Surface Modification for Photovoltaic Device
Wang L, Carlson DE, Gupta MC (2013a) All-laser-transfer process for silicon solar cells. In: 39th PVSC, pp 2284–2287, Tampa, Florida, USA. Google Scholar Wang L, Carlson DE, Gupta MC (2013b) Investigation of metal contacts for silicon solar cells using laser processed 8 μm thick Al foils. In: Laser material processing for solar energy ...
Schematic illustration of a laser forward transfer (LIFT) …
Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is an innovative metallization technique used in the processing of grid lines of solar cells for the photovoltaics industry. A study on the morphology and ...
Optical engineering of infrared PbS CQD photovoltaic cells
Infrared photovoltaic cells (IRPCs) have attracted considerable attention for potential applications in wireless optical power transfer (WOPT) systems. As an efficient fiber-integrated WOPT system typically uses a 1550 nm laser beam, it is essential to tune the peak conversion efficiency of IRPCs to this wavelength. However, IRPCs based on lead sulfide …
Photovoltaic cell
The photovoltaic effect is a process that generates voltage or electric current in a photovoltaic cell when it is exposed to sunlight.These solar cells are composed of two different types of semiconductors—a p-type and an n-type—that are joined together to create a p-n junction joining these two types of semiconductors, an electric field is formed in the region of the …
Beaming power: Photovoltaic laser power converters for power …
Recently, a PVLPC has demonstrated the highest efficiency for any photovoltaic converter, i.e., 68.9% at a laser illumination of 858 nm. This review begins with a brief overview of the functionalities of PBL systems and the critical requirements imposed to PVLPCs.
Laser Technology in Photovoltaics
Laser technology plays a key role in the economical industrial-scale production of high-quality solar cells. Fraunhofer ILT develops industrial laser processes and the requisite mechanical …
A schematic diagram showing the working principle of laser …
We propose a panel‐on‐demand concept for flexible design of building integrated thin‐film photovoltaics to address this issue. The concept is based on the use of semi‐finished PV modules...
Schematic of laser transfer process for contact …
Herein, we present a pulsed-laser processing method for crystallization and dopant activation of a highly n-doped amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) carrier-selective layer in a tunnel oxide passivated...
All-laser-transfer process for silicon solar cells
Abstract: This work demonstrates a silicon solar cell fabricated at room temperature by all laser transfer process. The starting p-type silicon had dielectric passivation layers on both sides of the wafer. Instead of the full-area junction on the front, selected line-shaped junctions were formed by the laser transfer process. A phosphorous ...
Pulsed laser ejection of single-crystalline III-V solar cells from …
solar cells from GaAs substrates The best solar cells use single crystal, III-V active layers that are grown on GaAs wafers. Reeves et al. pop off amm-thin, III–V multilayer from a GaAs wafer with a laser pulse, then use fast surface-processing operations to turn the crystalline thin film into a high-performing photovoltaic device.
The realization of the simultaneous wireless information and …
According to the schematic diagram of LC, we know the basic wireless energy transfer by Laser between even the long distance. Then we will take about the details of the LC especially the influence part of the current during photovoltaic conversion.
Laser processing of organic photovoltaic cells with a roll-to-roll ...
Flexible large area organic photovoltaic (OPV) is currently one of the fastest developing areas of organic electronics. New light absorbing polymer blends combined with new transparent conductive materials provide higher power conversion efficiencies while new and improved production methods are developed to achieve higher throughput ...
All-laser-transfer process for silicon solar cells
Abstract: This work demonstrates a silicon solar cell fabricated at room temperature by all laser transfer process. The starting p-type silicon had dielectric passivation layers on both sides of …
Laser processing of silicon for photovoltaics and structural phase ...
We demonstrate the retention of a single crystalline phase after 532 nm laser processing via control of laser fluence, which is beneficial to achieving high photovoltaic conversion efficiency. Furthermore, we present and explain the phase evolution relationship with varied 1064 nm laser processing fluences. Besides phase information, we also ...
Laser processing of organic photovoltaic cells with a roll-to-roll ...
Flexible large area organic photovoltaic (OPV) is currently one of the fastest developing areas of organic electronics. New light absorbing polymer blends combined with …
Organic laser power converter for efficient wireless micro power transfer
This work shows the good performance of organic photovoltaic cells in constructing organic laser power converters and provides a potential solution for the wireless power transfer of...
Thermal response of photovoltaic cell to laser beam irradiation
Keywords: Temperature; photovoltaic cell; laser irradiation 1 Introduction In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has intrigued general research interest. UAV could play a very important role in scientific observation or battlefield reconnaissance, although there are still some crucial technical problems to be solved. One of the problems is that the duration of flight is …
Organic laser power converter for efficient wireless micro power …
This work shows the good performance of organic photovoltaic cells in constructing organic laser power converters and provides a potential solution for the wireless …
Wireless Power Transmission Through Laser
The laser receiver consists of a series of highly efficient photovoltaic cells which receives the laser beam and then convert them into electrical energy. The load is attached with the ...