Seeking datasheet for Panasonic PV cell BP-243318

[Paul Ciszek]

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.

 

[Franc Zabkar]

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.

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":
http://www.solarbotics.net/library/datasheets/sunceram.pdf

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.

Photovoltaic Module Businesses in Japan including Panasonic Renewable
Energy:
http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/byP/solar/pvM/byGeo/byC/Japan/Japan.shtml

- Franc Zabkar