Device for controlling sample temperature during photoelectric measurement and solar cell measurement device using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9667190-B2
Application number	US-201414402834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 8, 2014
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a device for controlling a sample temperature during photoelectric measurement of the sample. The device for controlling a sample temperature during photoelectric measurement of the sample includes: a sample stage to which a measurement target sample is fixed; a cooling unit for cooling the sample by injecting air; and a temperature measuring unit having a thermometer that measures a temperature of the sample. The device has an effect of easily controlling the temperature of a measurement target sample by employing a direct control method for a sample temperature, in which air or cooled air is injected to the sample.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for controlling a sample temperature during photoelectric measurement of the sample, comprising:
a sample stage to which a sample is fixed, the sample being a measurement target;
a cooling unit for cooling the sample by injecting air, wherein the cooling unit comprises an air compressor for generating compressed air and a compressed air injector connected to the air compressor for injecting compressed air;
a temperature measuring unit having a thermometer to measure a temperature of the sample; and
a first stand to which the compressed air injector is connected,
wherein the compressed air injector is connected to the first stand using a first connection element, and the first connection element or the compressed air injector has mobility in one or more directions.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the cooling unit comprises a compressed air cooler, connected to the air compressor, for cooling compressed air.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a control unit for controlling an amount of air injected or generated from the cooling unit according to a temperature measured in the temperature measuring unit.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a second stand to which the thermometer is connected, wherein the thermometer is a non-contact thermometer.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the thermometer is connected to the second stand using a second connection element, and the second connection element or the thermometer has mobility in one or more directions.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the sample stage has cooling equipment to cool the sample stage.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the cooling equipment cools the sample stage using water cooling or thermoelectric cooling.

8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the sample stage has a contact temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the sample stage.

9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the sample stage is supported by a supporting unit, which contacts with at least one part of the sample stage.

10. A solar cell measurement device, comprising:
a light source unit having a light source that emits light;
a sample stage to which a sample is fixed, the sample being a measurement target;
a cooling unit for cooling the sample by injecting air; and
a temperature measuring unit having a thermometer to measure a temperature of the sample, wherein the sample is one selected from among a solar battery unit cell, a solar battery module, and a sub-assembly of a solar battery cell.

11. The solar cell measurement device of claim 10 , wherein the light source is one selected from among a xenon lamp, halogen lamp, LED, and a combination thereof.

12. The solar cell measurement device of claim 10 , further comprising a stand to which the thermometer is connected, wherein the thermometer is a non-contact thermometer.

13. The solar cell measurement device of claim 10 , further comprising a control unit for controlling an amount of air injected or generated from the cooling unit according to a temperature measured in the temperature measuring unit.

14. The solar cell measurement device of claim 10 , wherein the sample stage has a contact temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the sample that is in contact with the sample stage and cooling equipment to cool the sample that is in contact with the sample stage.

15. The solar cell measurement device of claim 10 , wherein the cooling unit comprises:
an air compressor for generating compressed air; and
a compressed air injector, connected to the air compressor, for injecting compressed air.

16. The solar cell measurement device of claim 15 , wherein the cooling unit comprises a compressed air cooler, connected to the air compressor, for cooling compressed air.

17. The solar cell measurement device of claim 15 , further comprising a stand to which the compressed air injector is connected.

18. A device for controlling a sample temperature during photoelectric measurement of the sample, comprising:
a sample stage to which a sample is fixed, the sample being a measurement target;
a cooling unit for cooling the sample by injecting air;
a temperature measuring unit having a thermometer to measure a temperature of the sample; and
a stand to which the thermometer is connected, wherein the thermometer is a non-contact thermometer,
wherein the thermometer is connected to the stand using a connection element, and the connection element or the thermometer has mobility in one or more directions.

Assignees

• Korea Energy Research Inst

Inventors

• Ahn Seoungkyu
• Yoon Kyung Hoon
• Yun Jae Ho
• Cho Jun Sik
• Ahn Sejin
• Gwak Jihye
• Shin Kee Shik
• Kim Kihwan
• Park Joo Hyung
• Eo Young Joo
• Yoo Jin Su
• Cho Ara

Classifications

• H02S50/10 Primary

  Testing of PV devices, e.g. of PV modules or single PV cells (testing of semiconductor devices during manufacturing {H10P74/00}) · CPC title

• H02S50/00

  Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification · CPC title

• H02S50/15 Primary

  using optical means, e.g. using electroluminescence · CPC title

• G01R31/2877

  related to cooling · CPC title

• G05D23/1917

  using digital means · CPC title