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| 6489044 | Process for fabricating polarized organic photonics devices, and resultant articles A polarized organic photonics device, including an LED or photovoltaic device, is comprised of a first conductive layer or electrode coated with a friction transferred alignment material, a photoactive material, and a second electrically conductive layer ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6463672 | Mitigation of spacecraft charging by means of ionized water vapor The process of mitigation of spacecraft surface charging using ionized water vapor is used, since it helps taking excess surface electrons away from a spacecraft surface, leaving practically no residue after complete evaporation.... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6406090 | Self-powered solar sunroof A self-powered sunroof assembly can be mounted in the roof of a vehicle and includes a movable panel, preferably a window, a motor for controlling movement of the movable panel, and a self-contained power supply unit that supplies power to the motor. The ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6391743 | Method and apparatus for producing photoelectric conversion device There is disclosed a method of producing a photoelectric conversion device comprising the steps of forming a semiconductor substrate comprising a first and a second semiconductor layers with a separation layer therebetween; bonding a support substrate to ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6365825 | Reverse biasing apparatus for solar battery module A reverse biasing apparatus is used to remove short-circuited portions in a solar battery module having multiple strings of solar cells each including a first electrode layer, a photovoltaic semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer formed on a gla... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6319596 | Barrier laminate Laminates of having a first outer layer of polyvinyl fluoride, at least one mid layer, and a second outer layer of polyvinyl fluoride, ethylene vinyl acetate or polyolefin with a surface of ionomer. The laminates are particularly useful for protecting pho... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6281098 | Process for Polycrystalline film silicon growth A process for depositing polycrystalline silicon on substrates, including foreign substrates, occurs in a chamber at about atmospheric pressure, wherein a temperature gradient is formed, and both the atmospheric pressure and the temperature gradient are m... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6274402 | Method of fabricating a silicon solar cell A method of fabricating a back surface point contact silicon solar cell having p-doped regions and n-doped regions on the same side by forming a passivating layer on a surface of the cell having opened windows at the p-doped regions and the n-doped region... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6271462 | Inspection method and production method of solar cell module By inspecting an electrical wiring route of a solar cell module while applying a load to the solar cell module, it is possible to more accurately judge the presence or absence of a defect in the electrical wiring route of the solar cell module.... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268559 | Photovoltaic generation system, wiring apparatus for photovoltaic generation system, and wiring structure therefor A wiring apparatus comprises a trunk cable, branch junctions, and branch cables diverging individually from the branch junctions. A plurality of photovoltaic modules, which are arranged side by side on a roof of a building or the like, or module units, co... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6228662 | Method for removing short-circuited sections of a solar cell A method for removing short circuits in thin film solar cell elements during manufacturing by applying a pseudo-alternating voltage between the substrate side and the back electrodes of the solar cell elements. The waveform of the pseudo-alternating volta... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6206996 | Decals and methods for providing an antireflective coating and metallization on a solar cell A decal for use in forming a solar cell comprises an antireflective precursor material and a patterned electrically conductive material. The antireflective precursor material and the patterned electrically conductive material are disposed over a base mate... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6171458 | Method for manufacturing an absorbent layer for solar collectors, a device for performing the method and an absorbent layer for solar collectors A spectral selective absorbing surface on solar collector elements has a very high solar absorbing ability, in the range of 96% to 97% and a low thermal emittance, in the order of 10%, and can be produced with high capacity in industrial scale. A reactive... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166318 | Single absorber layer radiated energy conversion device A radiated energy to electrical energy conversion device and technology is provided where there is a single absorber layer of semiconductor material. The thickness of the absorber layer is much less than had been appreciated as being useful heretofore in ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6150995 | Combined photovoltaic array and RF reflector A new combination is formed of a deployable solar array and a deployable perimeter truss reflector within a single structure, defining a deployable perimeter truss reflector and solar array combination. In that combination the pliant reflective mesh, whic... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6130465 | Micro-solar assembly A method and apparatus for providing an automated process for fabricating a micro-solar assembly (66) consist of using printed circuit board manufacturing and etching techniques to provide first (8) and opposing (10) charge pathways. Printed circuit board... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6093884 | Solar cell module, solar cell array having the module, power generation apparatus using the array, and inspection method and construction method of the apparatus For facilitating work and improving durability of a grounding conductor without a need for preparation of a separate grounding conductor for grounding a solar cell array, a solar cell array is provided comprising a plurality of solar cell modules each com... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6091015 | Photovoltaic energy supply system with optical fiber for implantable medical devices An energy supply system for implantable medical devices generates an energy supply by a photovoltaic converter which transforms the light coming from outside of the body. The light is carried to the converter by an optical fiber. This system allows the im... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6071437 | Electrically conductive composition for a solar cell The present invention provides an improved electrically conductive composition for a solar cell. The composition of the present invention exhibits promoted grain growth and densification to thereby facilitate sintering of a thick film electrode. Moreover,... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6063995 | Recycling silicon photovoltaic modules The present invention relates to a method for recycling crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules comprising (a) providing a crystalline silicon photovoltaic module having (i) a glass substrate, (ii) at least one layer of polymeric material, and (iii) at l... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6060658 | Pole having solar cells A pole incorporating solar cells has a lighting device or like electric device attached thereto, and a required number of solar cell modules arranged approximately vertically on at least one portion of peripheral wall of the main body of the pole. The arr... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051778 | Electrode structure, process production thereof and photo-electricity generating device including the electrode An electrode structure is formed by superposing a bar-shaped or linear metal member on an electroconductive layer comprising a polymeric resin and an electroconductive filler dispersed therein. The electroconductive layer may be formed as an electroconduc... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6031177 | Shadowing timer for a photovoltaic solar cell array and photovoltaic power source comprising same A photovoltaic power source includes a shadowing timer comprising at least one shadowing member (i.e. vane element) secured proximal to an array of photovoltaic solar cells electrically connected in series. The shadowing members are arranged such that the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027956 | Process for producing planar dielectrically isolated high speed pin photodiode A method is shown for producing a PIN photodiode wherein an intrinsic layer of the photodiode can be made arbitrarily thin. A fabrication substrate is lightly doped to have a first conductivity type in order to form the intrinsic layer of the photodiode. ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6015951 | Photoelectric transfer device This invention relates to a photoelectric transfer device which comprises a photoelectric transfer element, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and an ultraviolet cut-off layer, said cholesteric liquid crystal layer being arranged between said photoelectri... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013873 | Photovoltaic apparatus and method of manufacturing a photovoltaic apparatus A photovoltaic apparatus includes a first conductive layer, a semiconductor layer and a second conductive layer on a substrate. The first conductive layer is divided into a first electrode layer and into a peripheral first electrode layer by the lower per... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5986205 | Stainless steel sheet and a substrate for a solar cell and manufacturing method thereof The stainless steel sheet useful as a substrate for non-single crystalline semiconductor solar cells has minute ripples with undulations along a rolling direction, and its surface roughness is controlled in the range of Rz 0.3-1.4 μm and R | 11/16/1999 |
| 5955885 | Battery power supply device characteristic measuring apparatus and measuring method In order to accurately and stably measure the output characteristics of a battery power supply device, especially, a large-scale solar cell module by an equipment that requires only a size and cost equivalent to those of an apparatus used for measuring a ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5816238 | Durable fluorescent solar collectors A solar collector exhibiting durable fluorescent properties comprising a polymeric matrix, dye, and hindered amine light stabilizer, wherein the polymeric matrix is comprised of polycarbonate and the dye is comprised of a dye selected from the group consi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5489555 | Method for forming a photoelectric conversion device A method for forming a photoelectric conversion device, which comprises forming at least one of the constituent elements of the photoelectric conversion device on a photoelectric conversion region having established on either surface or both surfaces of a... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5439531 | Method and system for maintaining the efficiency of photo-voltaic cells An inexpensive method of improving photo-voltaic cell efficiency through preventive maintenance. An electro-static generator places a constant electro-static charge upon the surface of a photo-voltaic cell, or its facial housing. This charge then repels s... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4891325 | Method for re-using silicon base material of a metal insulator semiconductor (mis) inversion-layer solar cell A method is proposed for re-using silicon base material of defective MIS inversion-layer solar cells, where at least MIS solar cell-specific layers are stripped off and replaced by corresponding new layers.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4728878 | Solar energy electric generating system A solar energy electric generating system for space vehicles is provided which directly generates alternating current from ambient light without the use of inefficient power conversion. Light incident to photocell arrays is mechanically or electrically ga... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4561171 | Process of gettering semiconductor devices The invention relates to a process for gettering semiconductor devices. A getter layer of amorphous or microcrystalline silicon is applied to the device. The so coated device is thermally treated and the getter layer is removed.... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4371738 | Method of restoring degraded solar cells Amorphous silicon solar cells have been shown to have efficiencies which degrade as a result of long exposure to light. Annealing such cells in air at a temperature of about 200° C. for at least 30 minutes restores their efficiency.... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4353160 | Solar cell junction processing system An integrated system and process for the continuous formation of p-n junctions in solar cells in a cost-effective manner and under computer control. The integrated system essentially comprises an ion beam implanter, an electron beam annealer and a combina... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4166918 | Method of removing the effects of electrical shorts and shunts created during the fabrication process of a solar cell A method of removing the effects of electrical shorts and shunts created during the fabrication process and improving the performance of a solar cell with a thick film cermet electrode opposite to the incident surface by applying a reverse bias voltage of... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4141811 | Plasma etching process for the manufacture of solar cells A process for manufacturing solar cells. Silicon wafers are assembled in a holding jig such as a diffusion boat in pairs with adjacent surfaces of each of the pairs in contact. The thus assembled wafers are subjected to a chemical vapor deposition diffusi... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4104091 | Application of semiconductor diffusants to solar cells by screen printing Diffusants are applied onto semiconductor solar cell substrates using screen printing techniques. The method is applicable to square and rectangular cells and can be used to apply dopants of opposite types to the front and back of the substrate. Then, sim... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4062102 | Process for manufacturing a solar cell from a reject semiconductor wafer A process for manufacturing a solar cell from a reject semiconductor wafer comprising stripping all external layers from the wafer, etching the surfaces of the wafer so as to effectively remove all P/N junctions without pitting the wafer surface, introduc... | 12/13/1977 |
