Seeking datasheet for Panasonic PV cell BP-243318

Oct 16, 2008 1 Replies

Does anyone know where to get a datasheet for the Panasonic BP-243318? It is a minature PV module, containing 5 cells in series. I am given some of these to test every so often, but Panasonic appears to never have heard of them. Digikey lists some "Solar Cells" with part numbers of the form BP-24xx, but they are all quantity 0 and show up as invalid if you try to go the catalog page. Panasonic sales offices have never heard of it. Googling on "BP-243318" and "datasheet", I get some Russian sites, and some sites describing projects that use the part, but no datasheets for the part itself. I have tried some online datasheet archives, but they don't list the part.



I have not been able to find a phone number for tech support for Panasonic OEM semiconductor or Panasonic Batteries. I sent an e-mail, but it was never answered.



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On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:17:28 +0000 (UTC), snipped-for-privacy@nospam.com (Paul Ciszek) put finger to keyboard and composed:

From what I can find, your part is a cadmium telluride solar cell in Panasonic's Sunceram series. The part number reflects the size (24mm x

33mm) and the operating voltage at typical load (1.8V).

One site abbreviates the spec as ...

BP-243318. 24 x 33. mm. 2.7 V (OC), 16 mA. (SC), 28 mW

Here is Panasonic's "Solar Cells Technical Handbook ?98/99":

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Photovoltaic Module Businesses in Japan including Panasonic Renewable Energy:

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