H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00)
Description
H02S covers technologies for direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectrum ranges into electrical power, primarily through photovoltaic devices and modules. This subclass includes solar cells, photovoltaic arrays, related conversion mechanisms, and systems integrating such components for electricity generation. The scope encompasses both the fundamental semiconductor structures enabling light-to-electricity conversion and the practical applications of photovoltaic technology across residential, industrial, and utility-scale installations. Adjacent classes address other renewable energy generation methods (H02S complements but excludes thermal solar systems and thermoelectric conversion covered elsewhere in H02).
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H02S 10/00 PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
- H02S 20/00 Supporting structures for PV modules
- H02S 30/00 Structural details of PV modules other than those related to light conversion (semiconductor device aspects of modules of electrolytic light sensitive devices H01G9/20, of inorganic PV modules H10F10/00, H10F19/00, of organic PV modules H10K30/00)
- H02S 40/00 Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
- H02S 50/00 Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
- H02S 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass