Abstract:Under the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, in order to identify the core technology in China's solar photovoltaic field and grasp the development trend of photovoltaic technology, the patent data of China's solar photovoltaic field from 1963 to March 2020 were obtained from Derwent World Patent Index Database. According to the technology life cycle theory, the development of China's photovoltaic technology was divided into three stages: initial stage, growth stage and mature stage. Valuable technical fields in each stage are mined by using association rules. The core technical fields are identified by calculating the cross-influence coefficients among technical fields and their contribution rate to the whole technical system. Then,a directed network with cross-influence is established to analyze the evolution characteristics of core technical fields. Results show that the development of solar photovoltaic technology in China is mainly based on semiconductor devices,and gradually evolves into a development mode in which photoelectric conversion technology,photovoltaic lighting,solar cells,photovoltaic building integration and other technical fields work together,showing application-oriented diversified development. Finally,countermeasures and suggestions are put forward from two aspects:upgrading industrial technology and optimizing key technologies,in order to provide theoretical reference for the innovation and development of photovoltaic field in China.