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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125391 | METHODS FOR INTERCONNECTING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS Two or more solar cells are shingled together. At least one solar cell has a contact formed on a first surface that is electrically connected to the conductive terminal of the solar cell. A substrate of a second cell is physically and electrically coupled to the contact... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125392 | TYPE-II HIGH BANDGAP TUNNEL JUNCTIONS OF InP LATTICE CONSTANT FOR MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS A type-II tunnel junction is disclosed that includes a p-doped AlGaInAs tunnel layer and a n-doped InP tunnel layer. Solar cells are further disclosed that incorporate the high bandgap type-II tunnel junction between photovoltaic subcells.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125393 | Photovoltaic Device and Method and System for Making Photovoltaic Device A method of making a photovoltaic device includes providing a first photovoltaic cell, placing a conductive interconnect in contact with an upper surface of the first photovoltaic cell, providing a thermoset adhesive over the conductive interconnect and over the upper s... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125394 | Solar Power Plant Conductor Systems, Solar Power Plants, and Junction Assemblies Solar power plant conductor systems, solar power plants, and junction assemblies are described. According to one aspect, a solar power plant conductor system includes an electrical energy conductor which is configured to electrically conduct electrical energy generated ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125397 | SOLAR CELL ELEMENT AND SOLAR CELL MODULE A semiconductor substrates comprises a semiconductor region of one conductivity type and a layer of another conductivity type with first, second and side surfaces. Over surfaces on the first surface side, the side surface side and an outer peripheral portion on the seco... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FACILITATING ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION OF A PLURALITY OF SOLAR MODULES A method and apparatus to facilitate electrical interconnection of solar modules by using a wiring assembly having a plurality of conductors, each having one end connector and a plurality of spaced connection structures, each spaced structure for facilitating an electri... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125396 | SOLAR CELL MODULE In the solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells interconnected with wiring members, each of the solar cells includes a plurality of front-side finger electrodes that are disposed on a light-receiving surface of the solar cell and connected with tabs and a ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103390 | Solar Cell Apparatus Provided is a solar cell apparatus. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate, a first cell disposed on the substrate, and a second cell disposed on the substrate around the first cell.... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103386 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE Disclosed is a solar battery module in which there are alternately provided: a first solar battery cell equipped with a first conductive substrate having a photoreceptor face and non-photoreceptor face, and electrodes having mutually different polarity respectively form... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103392 | STRETCHABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES ON WAVY SUBSTRATES An electronics module has a wavy substrate having ridges and creases, and an array of functional components on the substrate, the functional components including solar components and arranged on the substrate so at least one of the components lies between the creases. A... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103384 | INFORMATION INPUT MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME An information input module for an electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode made up of transparent conductive materials, a second electrode, and a solar cell layer disposed between the first and second electrodes. The solar cell layer includes a plurali... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103389 | SOLAR CELL MODULE A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate, an emitter region positioned at a back surface of the substrate, first electrodes electrically connected to the emitter region, second electrodes electrically connected to the substrate,... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103388 | MONOLITHIC MODULE ASSEMBLY USING BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELLS AND METAL RIBBON Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a solar cell module comprising an array of interconnected solar cells that are formed using an automated processing sequence that is used to form a novel planar solar cell interconnect structure. In one embodimen... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103383 | Photovoltaic Device and Method and System for Making Photovoltaic Device A photovoltaic device is made using a method and a system disclosed herein. The method may comprise: providing a web of photovoltaic material; providing a web of interconnect material; cutting the web of photovoltaic material into a plurality of photovoltaic cells; cutt... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103385 | SOLAR CELL PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A solar cell panel and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell panel includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate and a plurality of electrode parts positioned on a surface of the substrate, an interconnector electrically conn... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120103387 | PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENT The present invention relates to a photovoltaic component comprising a superimposed arrangement of at least one inorganic solar cell and at least one organic solar cell. The inorganic solar cell comprises a translucent backside opposite to the organic solar cell. The pr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080065 | Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules with Structural Bonds Provided are novel photovoltaic module structures and related fabrication techniques. According to various embodiments, the structures include a structural bond related between two sealing sheets of the photovoltaic module configured to support one sealing sheet with re... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080067 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES A photovoltaic device including a composite down-converting layer disposed on the device, is presented. The composite down-converting layer includes down-converting material particles dispersed in a matrix. The size of the down-converting material particles is a functio... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080068 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MATERIAL AND A SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE SAME An electrical connection material between conductors includes about 40 wt % to about 80 wt % of a urethane-modified acrylate resin, based on a total weight of the electrical connection material, the electrical connection material exhibiting, after curing, a tensile elon... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080070 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES In one aspect of the present invention, a photovoltaic device having a down-converting layer is presented. The device includes a glass plate having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is exposed to ambient radiation. A transparent conductive layer is... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080066 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES A photovoltaic device having a down-converting layer disposed on the device, is presented. The down-converting layer have a graded refractive index, wherein a value of refractive index at a first surface of the down-converting layer varies from a value of refractive ind... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080069 | SOLAR CELL MODULE Provided is a solar cell module (100) wherein an adhesive (30) has a first adhesive portion (30A) which is formed from the light receiving surface of a solar cell (10) to the side surface (20S) of a wiring material (20).... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120067393 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Aspects of the invention provide a solar cell module with a pressure sensitive adhesive member. The solar cell module with a pressure sensitive adhesive member can include a flexible solar cell module and a pressure sensitive adhesive member that is arranged so as to co... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067392 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE CONTAINING AN N-TYPE DOPANT SOURCE Described herein is a method of using the buffer layer of a transparent conductive substrate as a dopant source for the n-type window layer of a photovoltaic device. The dopant source of the buffer layer distributes to the window layer of the photovoltaic device during ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068729 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PARAMETERS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE A method for determining the parameters of a photovoltaic device having at least one multi-junction solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes at least two subcells layered on top of one another and connected electrically and optically in series, each having a p-co... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067394 | Solar Cell Apparatus Provided is a solar cell apparatus. The solar cell apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of first cells disposed on the substrate, a plurality of second cells disposed on the substrate, and a first bus bar disposed between the first cells and the second cells, the... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068661 | TRANSPORTABLE ELECTRICITY GENERATION UNIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY USING SAID UNIT This invention relates to a transportable electricity generation unit (30) suitable to supply electric power to an external load (51). Said electricity generation unit (30) comprises: a photovoltaic generation unit (1) and/or an aerogenerator... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120067395 | EARTH-TONED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES The invention is directed to an assembly of photovoltaic cells having at least two different earth-toned colors, where different colors are situated in different cells, the cells color being defined by the donor-acceptor (DA) π-conjugated polymer and an acceptor moiety... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048326 | GROUND-FAULT DETECTING DEVICE, CURRENT COLLECTING BOX USING THE GROUND-FAULT DETECTING DEVICE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE USING THE CURRENT COLLECTING BOX A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic str... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048327 | Systems and Methods of Preparation of Photovoltaic Films and Devices Described herein are processes and apparatuses for preparation and optimization of photovoltaic films and film stacks with application of electrical pulses. The process achieves high photovoltaic efficiency upon application of conditioning electrical pulses to the stack... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048325 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATING DEVICE, AND CONTROLLING METHOD A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic str... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048331 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND JUNCTION BOX THEREOF A photovoltaic module and a junction box thereof are provided. The photovoltaic module includes a photovoltaic panel, a box body, an electrode and a metal fastener. The photovoltaic panel has a plurality of interconnecting wires. The electrode is located in the box body... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048330 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF Discussed herein are a thin film solar cell module and a fabricating method thereof. The solar cell module includes photoelectric conversion layers on the transparent electrode layer and including at least a first photoelectric conversion layer, a second photoelectric c... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048332 | ADHESIVE FILM FOR SOLAR CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE USING THE SAME There are provided an adhesive film for a solar cell electrode providing a solar cell capable of reducing adverse effects on photovoltaic cells caused by heating or pressure and having sufficient solar cell characteristics, and a method for manufacturing a solar cell mo... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048333 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE INTERCONNECT Scribing and deposition processes can be used to interconnect cells within photovoltaic modules.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048329 | CHARGE-COUPLED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES A photovoltaic (solar) cell comprises two photovoltaic devices that are quantum mechanically coupled via a charge-coupling layer. One of the PV devices may have an energy band gap that is larger than or equal to an energy band gap of the other of the PV devices. The eff... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048337 | POROUS ELECTRODE, DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL MODULE A porous electrode of the present invention is a porous electrode in which at least a first porous layer, an intermediate layer and a second porous layer are stacked on a substrate in this order, characterized in that the first porous layer and the second porous layer a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048335 | WIRING SHEET, WIRING SHEET-EQUIPPED SOLAR CELLS, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE A wiring sheet in accordance with the present invention is a wiring sheet having wirings provided on an insulating base material for electrically connecting back surface electrode type solar cells each having first conductivity type electrodes and second conductivity ty... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048334 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE COVER Photovoltaic modules can include a dual opening substrate to improve, for example, safety, durability, and voltage handling capability.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120048328 | Solar Array Recombiner Box With Wireless Monitoring Capability A system for monitoring and wirelessly transmitting solar array parameters such as current, voltage and temperature in real time is primarily housed within a recombiner box. The system lends itself to retrofitting within some commercially available recombiner boxes. Sig... | 03/01/2012 |
