Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a perovskite having a stoichiometry comprising A1-xFAxSn1-yBy(I1-zXz)3, where A is a first cation, B is a second cation, X is a halide, and 0.5?x?0.9, 0.5?y?0.9, and 0?z?1. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may include at least one of cesium, guanidinium, and/or methylammonium. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, X may include at least one of bromide and/or chloride. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, z may be equal to zero.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a thermoelectric thick film. The method includes: determining a brittle-to-ductile transition temperature of a thermoelectric material; rolling the blocky thermoelectric material within a temperature range above the brittle-to-ductile transition temperature and below a melting point; parameters of the rolling being as follows: a linear speed of rollers is 0.01 mm/s to 10 mm/s, preferably 0.1 mm/s to 5 mm/s, and an amount of pressing each time of the rollers is controlled at 0.0005 mm to 0.1 mm, preferably 0.001 mm to 0.05 mm; repeating the rolling until a thermoelectric thick film with a specified thickness is obtained; and annealing the obtained thermoelectric thick film; a temperature of the annealing being 100° C. to 800° C., preferably 300° C. to 500° C., and a duration of the annealing being 10 to 500 hours, preferably 100 to 300 hours.

Abstract: When a size is increased for mass production, an area of a pressurized surface is increased. This raised a problem in that insufficient load or the like causes a pressure during pressure sintering and a relative density of a thermoelectric conversion element to be likely to become insufficient. As a solution, there is provided a method for producing a thermoelectric conversion element, including: a step of mixing a skutterudite-type thermoelectric conversion material powder containing Sb and a sintering agent containing a compound including Mn and Sb, to obtain a mixture; and a step of sintering the mixture.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic power generation system, relating to the technical field of new energy resources, including at least two photovoltaic power generation devices; each photovoltaic power generation device includes: a photovoltaic panel unit, which is configured to generate light-sensitive electrical energy based on photovoltaic effect; an energy storage unit, which is connected to an output end of the photovoltaic panel unit, and is configured to store the light-sensitive electrical energy; an input unit, of which one end is connected to the energy storage unit, and the other end is connected to the output end of the photovoltaic panel unit of the other photovoltaic power generation device; and an output unit, of which one end is connected to the output end of the photovoltaic panel unit, and the other end is connected to the energy storage unit of the other photovoltaic power generation device.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion element includes a P-type thermoelectric conversion layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a first joining layer, and a second joining layer. The P-type thermoelectric conversion layer includes a thermoelectric conversion material containing Mg and at least one selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi. The first metal layer and the second metal layer each include Cu or a Cu alloy. The first joining layer and the second joining layer each include Al or an Al alloy containing Mg.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion unit includes a pair of low-temperature fluid flow path sections arranged to face each other, a high-temperature fluid flow path section arranged between the pair of low-temperature fluid flow path sections, a pair of thermoelectric modules each arranged between the high-temperature fluid flow path section and one of the pair of low-temperature fluid flow path sections in a one-to-one relation, and a rod-shaped convex fin and concave fin both arranged in the high-temperature fluid flow path section. The concave fin includes a recess fitted to the convex fin. An outer peripheral surface of the convex fin and an inner peripheral surface of the recess of the concave fin are in contact with each other, and a gap is formed between a tip of the convex fin and a bottom of the recess of the concave fin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device that includes an irregular network of interconnected ridges in physical contact with a planar substrate and a perovskite layer, where the planar substrate include a support layer and a first charge selective contact layer, the first charge selective contact layer is positioned between the support layer and the interconnected ridges, each ridge includes a second charge selective contact layer and an insulating layer, the insulating layer is positioned between the first charge selective contact layer and the second charge selective contact layer, and the perovskite layer substantially covers the plurality of interconnected ridges and the underlying planar substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a solar module, including solar cells and electrode lines. Each of the solar cells includes a solar cell substrate and a plurality of busbars located on one side of the solar cell substrate. Each of the electrode lines has one end connected to the busbar on a front surface of one solar cell, and the other end connected to the busbar on a rear surface of another solar cell adjacent to the one cell sheet. First electrode pads are provided at each busbar, a number of the first electrode pads ranges from 6 to 12. A relation between a diameter of the electrode line and a number of busbars is 2.987x?1.144?1.9<y<3.2742x?1.134+1.7, where x denotes the diameter of the electrode line, and y denotes the number of busbars.

Abstract: The embodiment provides a transparent electrode having low resistance and high stability against impurities such as halogen and sulfur, a method of producing the transparent electrode, and an electronic device using the transparent electrode. A transparent electrode according to an embodiment includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of conductive regions disposed on a surface of the transparent substrate and separated from each other by a separation region, wherein the conductive region has a structure in which a first transparent conductive metal oxide layer, a metal layer, and a second transparent conductive metal oxide layer are laminated in this order from the substrate side, and in the separation region, there is disposed a trapping material. This transparent electrode can be produced by scribing the conductive region to form a separation region, and then using a halide or a sulfur compound.

Abstract: An energy conversion and transmission system includes a thermal energy converter configured to convert thermal blackbody radiation energy to thermal infrared (IR) energy and to output a thermal IR energy stream. The system further includes a transmission device configured to receive the thermal IR energy stream from the thermal energy converter at a first location and output the thermal IR energy stream at a second location. The transmission device supplies the thermal IR energy stream to a thermal IR energy destination at the second location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing and controlling solar panel arrays are provided. The solar panel array may include one or more articulating joints that may provide variability in the arrangement of solar panels, which may allow the solar panel array to be distributed over varying types of underlying surfaces. The articulating joints may allow orientations of solar panels to be different relative to one another. The articulating joints may convey rotational force across the joints, so that a rotational force used to drive a first solar panel may also be conveyed across the joint and used to drive a second solar panel. The controls system may include row-specific semi-autonomous, or autonomous, controllers as well as controllers to interface with multiple rows. The controllers may include sensors to measure system power generation and basic operations aspects of the solar field to directly measure, or infer, module shading within the solar field.

Abstract: An optical solar enhancer comprises a panel that has a top surface and a bottom surface and an imaginary central plane that extends between the top surface and the bottom surface. The panel includes a plurality of generally parallel features configured to variably increase radiant energy entering the top surface at an acute angle relative to the central plane such that the effect is strongest at lower angles (early morning and late day sun) and weakest at higher angles (mid-day sun) and then redirect the increased radiant energy through the bottom surface.

Abstract: A support housing includes a housing body and a housing cover. The housing body defines an accommodating space and has an opening spatially communicated with the accommodating space. The housing cover includes a cover plate and a plurality of retaining mechanisms. The cover plate is connected to the housing body and operable to close and open the opening. The cover plate is adapted to support a solar power panel. The retaining mechanisms are connected to the cover plate and slidable in a first direction relative to the cover plate. The retaining mechanisms are spaced apart from one another in the first direction. Any two adjacent ones of the retaining mechanisms are movable toward and away from each other to adjust a distance therebetween so that the solar power panel is clamped therebetween.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric conversion material having a composition represented by a chemical formula of Li2?a+bMg1?bSi. In this thermoelectric conversion material, either requirement (i) in which 0?a?0.0001 and 0.0001?b?0.25-a or requirement (ii) in which 0.0001?a?0.25 and 0?b?0.25-a is satisfied. The thermoelectric conversion material has an Li8Al3Si5 type crystalline structure.

Abstract: A photovoltaic module, including a laminate including a solder strip; and a junction box arranged on a surface of the laminate and including a plate connected to the solder strip by laser soldering. The plate has a first region and a second region, in which a region covered by the solder strip on the plate is the first region, and a region not covered by the solder strip on the plate is the second region. A soldering seam formed by laser soldering includes a first soldering seam and a second soldering seam. The first soldering seam is located in the first region, and the first soldering seam extends through the solder strip into the plate along a thickness direction of the laminate. The second soldering seam is located in the second region, and the second soldering seam extends directly into the plate along the thickness direction of the laminate.

Abstract: A solar cell of an embodiment includes a p-electrode, an n-electrode, a p-type light-absorbing layer located between the p-electrode and the n-electrode and mainly containing a cuprous oxide, and a first n-type layer which is located between the p-type light-absorbing layer and the n-electrode, which mainly contains a compound represented by Gax1M1x2M2x3M3x4M4x5Ox6, the M1 being Hf and/or Zr, the M2 being one or more selected from the group consisting of In, Ti, and Zn, the M3 being Al and/or B, the M4 is one or more selected from the group consisting of Sn, Si, and Ge, the x1, the x2, and the x6 being more than 0, the x3, the x4, and the x5 being 0 or more, and the x6 when a sum of the x1, the x2, the x3, the x4, and the x5 is 2 being 3.0 or more and 3.8 or less.

Abstract: Organic photovoltaic cells (OPVs) and their compositions are described herein. In one or more embodiments, the OPV or solar cell includes a first electrode (e.g., cathode); a second electrode (e.g., anode); an active layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a channel layer positioned between the first electrode and the active layer, wherein the channel layer is configured to laterally disperse a charge across the channel layer. In certain examples, the first electrode is arranged in a grid structure having a plurality of electrode segments and a respective opening between adjacent segments of the first electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-charging energy storage device, and has been made in an effort to provide a photo-charging energy storage device which is capable of self-charging by combining a solar cell and a supercapacitor and used as a power source of an IoTs sensor. The resulting photo-charging energy storage device according to the present invention includes: a solar cell; a conductive connector electrically connected to the solar cell, and combined with the solar cell; and a supercapacitor combined with the conductive connector, and charged with the solar cell via an electrical connection with the solar cell through the conductive connector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a universal junction box for solar modules that comprises multiple sub-assemblies with a replaceable diode black and an open-IP plug sub-assembly. The universal junction box includes a first sub-assembly (junction box platform), a second sub-assembly (a replaceable diode block), and a third sub-assembly (an open sub-assembly or plug sub-assembly. If the electronics in the diode block becomes defective, a new replaceable diode block can be used to substitute into the defective diode black without having to replace the entire junction box. The open-IP plug sub-assembly provides the flexibility to couple a variety of cable sub-assembly or IMEs to the universal junction box as long as a particular selected cable sub-assembly fits with the dimension of the open-IP plug sub-assembly.

Abstract: A hybrid organic-inorganic solar cell is provided that includes a substrate, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer deposited on the substrate, an n-type electron transport material (ETM) layer, a p-type hole transport material (HTM) layer, an i-type perovskite layer, and an electrode layer, where the substrate layers are arranged in an n-i-p stack, or a p-i-n stack, where the passivating barrier layer is disposed between the layers of the (i) perovskite and HTM, (ii) perovskite and ETM, (iii) perovskite and HTM, and perovskite and ETM, or (iv) TCO and ETM, and ETM and perovskite, and perovskite and HTM, or (v) substrate and TCO, and TCO and ETM, and ETM and perovskite, and perovskite layer and HTM, or (vi) a pair of ETM layers, or (vii) a pair of HTM layers.