wrapthrough photovoltaic cell
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Solar cells come in many shapes and sizes, and are manufactured with a variety of materials. The wafer of these octagonal cells is made with the element silicon. The dark areas convert sunlight into electricity while the thick and thin lines are part of the electrical circuit. This “wrap-through” design features four quadrants, each having a set of concentric circles with radiating lines on the front. A hole is set at the center of each quadrant. On the back are two main circuit leads parallel to each other that intersect two of the holes making the electrical connection between the front and back of the wafer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
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content: Energy & Power
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from Peter Iles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0061.12
label: accession number
content: 2016.0061
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0061.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: solar cell
label: Object Name
content: photovoltaic cell
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in x in; 7.9375 cm x 7.9375 cm x .0254 cm