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| 8115094 | Photovoltaic apparatus A photovoltaic apparatus includes a first photoelectric conversion portion so formed on an insulating surface of a substrate as to cover a first substrate electrode and a second substrate electrode isolated from each other by a first groove, a second photoelectric c... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115093 | Layer-to-layer interconnects for photoelectric devices and methods of fabricating the same Interconnects for electronic devices. More specifically, stacked photoelectric devices, such as parallel tandem photovoltaic devices are provided. Each of the photovoltaic devices comprises photovoltaic cells formed between two substrates. Each of the substrates may... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8053661 | Photoelectric conversion element and imaging device A photoelectric conversion element is provided and includes: an electrically conductive thin layer; an organic photoelectric conversion layer containing a compound having a partial structure represented by the following formula (I) and a fullerene or a fullerene der... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8039730 | System and method for prevention of open loop damage during or immediately after manufacturing A solar cell having an open loop voltage that approaches a critical voltage range when exposed to light. A circuit, connected to the solar cell, is configured to load the solar cell when the open loop voltage of the solar cell reaches a threshold within a predetermi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8003881 | Polymeric nanofibril network for photovoltaic cells A method of preparing a polymeric composition with photovoltaic properties comprises a step of blending, in a solvent, at least one electron donor type semiconductor polymeric material essentially in the form of nanofibrils and at least one electron acceptor type ma... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7947893 | Solar cell and solar cell module A solar cell includes: a photoelectric conversion part having a concave and convex profile in a light receiving surface thereof; and a protective layer 10 which is provided to cover the concave and convex profile, and which includes particles therein. In a cr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939745 | Compound thin-film solar cell and process for producing the same A method of fabricating a thin-film compound solar cell having an n-type buffer layer formed therein for providing a heterojunction with a p-type compound semiconductor light absorbing layer formed on a back electrode by applying a chemical bath deposition (CBD) pro... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7910821 | Photoelectrode of dye-sensitized solar cell containing glass powder A dye-sensitized solar cell containing glass powder and a method of manufacturing the same. The dye-sensitized solar cell is composed of a counter electrode obtained by forming a conductive light-transmitting layer on a light-transmitting material and then depositin... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7880080 | Junction box for output wiring from solar module and method of installing same A junction box adapted to protect soldered electrical connections between outputs and cables wherein the connections are on a flat surface (e.g. the backing sheet of a solar module) and a method for installing the box over the connections. The junction box can have ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7872191 | Electrolyte composition, photoelectric conversion element using the same, and dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell An electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and conductive particles, an electrolyte composition containing an ionic liquid and oxide semiconductor particles and optionally containing conductive particles, and an electrolyte composition containing an ionic... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7858873 | Photovoltaic cell and photovoltaic module employing the same There is provided a photovoltaic cell, which comprises: a photo-electric conversion layer having a front surface and a rear surface, and a reflection layer provided on the rear surface of the photo-electric conversion layer, wherein the reflection layer includes plu... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7847180 | Nanostructure and photovoltaic cell implementing same A photovoltaic nanostructure according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrically conductive nanocable coupled to a first electrode, a second electrode extending along at least two sides of the nanocable, and a photovoltaically active p-n ju... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7807918 | Modular shade system A modular shade system comprises a support structure supporting modular panels. The support structure defines a first area having a length and a width. The modular panels have upper, exposed surfaces and lower surfaces and are mounted to and supported by the support... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804020 | Photovoltaic module A photovoltaic module includes a plurality of photovoltaic devices, a first filling material formed by a resin having a first soften temperature which is disposed in an area where the photovoltaic devices are disposed, a second filling material having a second softe... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7795527 | Solar cell module and method for installing same A solar cell module includes photoelectric converters, and resin surface covering materials covering the light-incident side of photoelectric converters, trenches being formed in the surface covering materials. The trenches extend approximately in parallel to the ho... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7781668 | Substrate for thin-film solar cell, method for producing the same, and thin-film solar cell employing it An inexpensive substrate for thin film solar cells having improved performance of a thin film solar cell, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided by increasing light trapping effect due to effective increase in unevenness of a substrate for thin film solar c... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781669 | Photovoltaic cell In a photovoltaic cell, an i-type amorphous silicon film and an n-type amorphous silicon film are formed in a region excluding a predetermined width of an outer periphery on a main surface of an n-type single crystalline silicon substrate. A front electrode is forme... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767903 | System and method for thermal to electric conversion A system and method for lower cost, solar thermal generation includes a thermal input block, and an energy storage block. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7750233 | Thin film solar cell and manufacturing method thereof A thin film solar cell includes: a transparent conductive film arranged on a translucent insulating substrate; first and second separation trenches orthogonal to each other on the translucent insulating substrate and separating the transparent conductive film; and a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7750232 | Multi-crystalline silicon-germanium bulk crystal for use as a solar cell and method of making A multi-crystalline silicon germanium bulk crystal with microscopic compositional distribution is adapted for use in solar cells to substantially increase conversion efficiency. By controlling the average Ge concentration between 0.1 and 8.0 mole percent, significan... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745721 | Optical element for shielding against light An optical element (11) in the form of an at least partially transparent face comprises transparent areas and essentially non-transparent areas. The transparent areas are arranged sufficiently close for the intermediate and essentially non-transparent areas t... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7737355 | Electrical junction and joint box for a solar cell module An electrical junction and joint box for a solar cell module having solar cells and an associated method. The junction and joint box and solar cell module are connected by conductor strips. The junction and joint box includes a housing having electrical and/or elect... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7718888 | Solar cell having polymer heterojunction contacts A solar cell having backside contacts is economically fabricated through use of acceptor and donor polymers which are inkjet printed in interleaved patterns on the back surface as the carrier accepting electrodes of the solar cell. The polymers can be placed on a tu... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709728 | Multiband semiconductor compositions for photovoltaic devices The highly mismatched alloy Zn1-yMnyOxTe1-x, 0≦y | 05/04/2010 |
| 7709727 | Circuit arrangement for a photovoltaic system The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for controlling/regulating photovoltaic systems (10b) which comprise a plurality of solar generators (14b) connected in series or/and connected in parallel. In order to prevent power loss of ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700869 | Solar cell low iron patterned glass and method of making same A patterned glass substrate is provided for use in a solar cell. The glass substrate is both patterned on at least one surface thereof and has a low iron content. The combination of low iron content, optional oxidizing agent, and the patterning of the glass substrat... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7655859 | Connector for a solar module In order to deliver the current generated by means of photovoltaic solar elements, the invention proposes a connector for a solar module that is accommodated in a connector housing and can be connected to the solar elements. The solar elements are interconnected by ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7638706 | Fibril solar cell and method of manufacture A fibril solar cell includes: a fiber-shaped inner core having a porous fiber composed of first carbon nanotubes and a cathode material, in which pores of the porous fiber are filled with second carbon nanotubes, titanium dioxide, a photosensitive dye, and an electr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7615703 | Electrolyte composition, dye-sensitized solar cell and production method thereof An electrolyte composition is provided which is for use in a dye-sensitized solar cell that carries a dye on a semiconductor and converts light energy to electric energy by photoexcitation of the dye, and which comprises aluminum oxide and water, and has a paste-lik... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7566828 | Power source device and charge controlling method to be used in same A power source device is provided which is capable of charging a secondary cell in a stable manner even in an environment in which power generated by a solar cell varies due to changes in sunlight intensity and/or ambient temperatures. By power generated by a solar ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7557290 | Photovoltaic module with adjustable heat sink and method of fabrication The present invention provides a photovoltaic module (20) comprising a photovoltaic material and a heat sink in thermal communication with the photovoltaic material proximate a mounting surface of the heat sink. The heat sink comprises a plurality of fins ( | 07/07/2009 |
| 7468485 | Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions In one embodiment, a back side contact solar cell includes a tunnel oxide layer formed on a back side of a substrate. A polysilicon layer is formed on the tunnel oxide layer, and dopant sources are formed on the polysilicon layer. Dopants from the dopant sources are... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465872 | Photovoltaic power converter system with a controller configured to actively compensate load harmonics Photovoltaic power converter system including a controller configured to reduce load harmonics is provided. The system comprises a photovoltaic array and an inverter electrically coupled to the array to generate an output current for energizing a load connected to t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7405356 | Solar cell Method for manufacturing sealed monolithic electrochemical systems, which method comprises the following method steps: application of electrolyte to a pattern of a porous structure located on a substrate, which structure constitute... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402747 | Photoelectric conversion device and method of manufacturing the device There is disclosed a photoelectric conversion device comprising a substrate 1 serving as a lower electrode; first conductivity-type crystalline semiconductor particles 3 deposited on the substrate; second conductivity-type semiconductor layers 4 formed... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399654 | Method for fabricating optical sensitive layer of solar cell having silicon quantum dots A distribution layer of silicon quantum dots are fabricated. After the layer is exposed to sun light for a while, the layer absorbs energy and produces pairs of electron and hole. By limiting the movement of the electrons and their moving directions through the stru... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7375370 | Stacked organic photosensitive devices A device is provided having a first electrode, a second electrode, a first photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ1 and a second photoactive region having a characteristic absorption wavelength λ2. The photoactive r... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368657 | Paste composition and solar cell employing the same A paste composition for forming an electrically conductive layer on a p-type silicon semiconductor substrate comprises aluminum powder, an organic vehicle and powder of at least one inorganic compound selected from a group consisting of an oxide-based inorganic comp... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355114 | Solar cell and its manufacturing method An OECO solar cell using a semiconductor single crystal substrate having a plurality of grooves, wherein a minimum groove depth h of each groove always satisfies the relation of h≧W1tan θ where θ represents an angle between a line connecting the lower... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338825 | Structure for optical device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a structure for an optical device and method of fabricating the same. The structure includes: a light scattering layer producing nanoparticles due to externally provided thermal energy; a protective layer protecting the light scattering layer; and a cap... | 03/04/2008 |
