Panel, photovoltaic

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OBJECT TYPE: CELL
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0669.001

MANUFACTURER: PHILLIPS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM/ SILICON CELLS/ WOOD FRAME/ SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 36.5 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PHILLIPS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1980-1982
Canada: PART OF AN EXHIBIT LINKED TO THE 'RENEWABLE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT' SEPT 1978 - NOV 1982 IN A BUILDING AT THE RIDEAU FALLS FUNDED BY NRC; DEPT. OF ENERGY, MINES & RESOURCES; & PUBLIC WORKS. REFLECTS CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT ENERGY CONSERVATION FOLLOWING ENERGY CRISIS OF 1973.
Function: TO CONVERT SOLAR ENERGY INTO DIRECT ELECTRICAL CURRENT. THIS PANEL WAS USED TO POWER A LIGHTHOUSE MODEL IN THE NRC EXHIBIT [SEE SIGNIFICANCE TO CANADA FIELD]
Technical: IN 1839 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SUNLIGHT COULD PRODUCE ELECTRICITY. THE FIRST SOLAR CELLS WERE MADE ABOUT 1890. HOWEVER, IT WASN'T UNTIL THE 1950'STHAT A MORE EFFICIENT CELL MADE OF SILICON WAS DEVELOPED. IT STILL COULDN'T COMPETE WITH CONVENTIONAL ELECTRICITY BUT HAD SOME USES IN REMOTE AREAS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STICKER READS: 'BPX 47A/ 8909'
Missing: ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
Finish: BLUE VOLTAIC CELLS/ BLACK BASE
Decoration: N/A

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PHILLIPS ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES, Panel, photovoltaic, circa 1980, Artifact no. 1983.0669, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0669.001/

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