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
More Information
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://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0669.001/
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