Flexible solar panel
AssigneeKing Saud University
InventorsManal Ahmed Gasmelseed Awad, Awatif Ahmed Hendi, Khalid Mustafa Osman Ortashi
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Abstract
The flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore is formed from an organic chromophore dye in a polymer matrix. The organic chromophore dye is extracted from chard (B. vulgaris subsp. cicla). The polymer matrix may be formed from either poly(vinyl alcohol) or polystyrene. The flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore is made by preparing a solution of the selected polymer in the dye extracted from the B. vulgaris subsp. cicla. The solution is coated on a glass plate and dried to form a thin film. The thin flexible film is removed from the plate, forming the flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore.
Claims10
A method of making a flexible solar panel, comprising the steps of:
- dissolving poly(vinyl alcohol) in a first amount of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla extract to form a first solution, the first amount of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla extract consists of a green colored extract of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla, wherein the extract includes chloroplasts;
- adding a second amount of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla extract to the first solution to form a second solution, the second amount of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla extract consists of a green colored extract of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla, wherein the extract includes chloroplasts;
- coating a plate with the second solution;
- drying the second solution on the plate to form a flexible film;
- and
- removing the flexible film from the plate, wherein the flexible film forms the flexible solar panel.
A method of making a flexible solar panel, comprising the steps of:
- dissolving polystyrene in toluene to form a first solution;
- adding B. vulgaris subsp. cicla dye to the first solution to form a second solution, the B. vulgaris subsp. cicla dye consists of a green colored extract of B. vulgaris subsp. cicla, wherein the extract includes chloroplasts;
- coating a plate with the second solution;
- drying the second solution on a plate to form a flexible film;
- and
- removing the flexible film from the plate, wherein the flexible film comprises the flexible solar panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.