Transparent solar cells for agrivoltaics
AssigneeBoard of Trustees of Michigan State University
InventorsRichard Royal Lunt, III, Christopher Herrera, Eric J. Stallknecht, Thomas D. Sharkey, Erik S. Runkle, Matthew Bates
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Abstract
A transparent solar panel includes a transparent substrate and a transparent photoactive material. An average photosynthetic transmittance (APT) of the entire transparent solar panel is greater than or equal to about 45%. The transparent solar panel is configured to transmit light to a region containing a plant at a daily light integral (DLI) of greater than or equal to about 10 mol·m−2·d−1. The transparent solar panel may be a transparent photovoltaic (TPV) or a transparent luminescent solar concentrator (TLSC).
Claims17
A transparent solar panel comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
- and
- a transparent photoactive material, wherein:
- an average photosynthetic transmittance (APT) of the entire transparent solar panel is greater than or equal to about 45%,
- the transparent solar panel is configured to be positioned between the sun and a plant to transmit light to a region containing the plant at a daily light integral (DLI) of greater than or equal to about 10 mol·m−2·d−1, and
- the transparent solar panel has a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of greater than or equal to about 1.5%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.