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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442872 | Method for regenerating photovoltaic module and photovoltaic module The present invention allows a crystalline photovoltaic module having a super straight type structure in which a light-receiving surface side-sealing EVA layer 2, a photovoltaic cell matrix 3, a back surface side-sealing EVA layer 4 and a back s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7226332 | Light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof The present invention is intended to stabilize a luminance and prevent a degradation during use in a display device of an active matrix driving system that arranges TFTs in matrix, by completely repairing a defective portion through application of a reverse voltage ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7161082 | Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods of controlling photovoltaic power generation systems There are provided a restricted area including an area in which solar cell modules are installed, a preventer for preventing intrusion of an intruder into the restricted area, and a detector capable of detecting the intrusion of the intruder into the restricted area... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153722 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing photovoltaic device A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes: a step of fixing thin metal wires which are coated with electroconductive resin, to a principal surface of a photovoltaic member; a step of heating the photovoltaic member to which the thin metal wires are fi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6940008 | Semiconductor device, solar cell module, and methods for their dismantlement A solar cell module comprising a substrate, a filler, a photovoltaic element and a protective layer, wherein at least one of the substrate, the filler, the photovoltaic element and the protective layer is separable from other constituent members. Constituent members... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6892165 | Diagnosis method and diagnosis apparatus of photovoltaic power system A reference output characteristic of a photovoltaic power system at the time of normal operation is obtained in accordance with an installation condition (topography of installation site, meteorological condition, configuration of the system itself, or the like) of ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6858791 | Method for managing a photovoltaic solar module and a photovoltaic solar module In a solar module (1) comprising a plurality of individual solar cells (2) connected together electrically in series, with at least one solar cell (5, 6) exposed to the same conditions and not linked to the other solar cells, which serves as sen... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6831221 | System and method for power generation A method for powering a vehicle comprises, in one embodiment, receiving infrared radiation emitted as heat from a roadway surface, and converting energy of the infrared radiation to a form of energy that is useful for providing power to the vehicle. In another embod... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6809250 | Repaired solar panel and method of preparing same In a method of repairing a solar panel having a defective solar cell or cells, a replacement cell (or cells) is glued onto a defective solar cell or cells of the solar panel, and is electrically integrated in the solar panel. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6806415 | Method for controlling a solar power generation system having a cooling mechanism A solar power generation system having a solar cell provided therein and which is provided with a cooling mechanism, characterized in that the cooling mechanism has a cooling system for cooling the solar cell and a memory and operation for memorizing or operating an... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6660929 | Electrical power module and system Light sources are mounted within a light-proof enclosure in which photovoltaic panels are mounted to produce electrical power irrespective of weather conditions outside the enclosure.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6653550 | Integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module An integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module includes a multi-layered film including a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer stacked on a main surface of a substrate. The multi-layered film includes a cell re... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6653549 | Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods of controlling photovoltaic power generation systems There are provided a restricted area including an area in which solar cell modules are installed, a preventer for preventing intrusion of an intruder into the restricted area, and a detector capable of detecting the intrusion of the intruder into the rest... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6617505 | Solar battery module, replacement solar cell, and method of replacing solar cell A solar battery module includes a plurality of solar cells connected to one another and a plurality of spaces each provided between adjacent solar cells, the plurality of spaces including at least one repair space which is larger than other spaces. A repl... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6611324 | Method for testing solar cell assemblies by ultraviolet irradiation for susceptibility to ultraviolet degradation A method for determining the susceptibility of solar cell coverglass assemblies to degrade wherein the solar cell assembly contains coated or uncoated coverglass, the method comprises exposing the solar cell coverglass assembly with a pulsing laser having... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6590149 | Solar simulator with movable filter A solar simulator is provided having a radiation source for generating radiation with a spectral (energy) distribution that largely corresponds to the spectral distribution of sunlight. At least one filter is arranged in the region of the radiation source... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576831 | Multicrystalline silicon having a low proportion of active grain borders Directionally solidified, multicrystalline silicon having a low proportion of electrically active grain borders, its manufacturing and utilisation, as well as solar cells comprising said silicon and a method of manufacturing said cells.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6545211 | Solar cell module, building material with solar cell module, solar cell module framing structure, and solar power generation apparatus A solar cell module includes an electrical parameter detection unit including an operating current detector unit for a solar cell element and a communication unit for communicating an output from the operating current detection unit, thereby providing a s... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541693 | Solar cell module and process for its production, and solar cell module installing method and solar electricity generation system A solar cell module comprises a photovoltaic device having a flexible substrate. The photovoltaic device has a strain at least partly in the planar direction of the flexible substrate, and the strain is not greater than a critical value at which the photo... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6384319 | Non-single-crystal solar cell The film thickness of a p-type semiconductor was adjusted in order to achieve 0.85-0.99 times the maximum pre-irradiation open-circuit voltage. In order to achieve 0.85-0.99 times the maximum pre-irradiation open-circuit voltage, it was also shown to be f... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6278052 | Abnormality detection method, abnormality detection apparatus and solar cell power generating system using the same It is an object of the invention to accurately detect a defective photoelectric conversion element regardless of the installation place and indicate the corresponding information. The above object can be achieved by a power generating system having a sola... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6271053 | Method of manufacturing a thin film solar battery module A method of manufacturing an integrated thin film solar battery module including a substrate, and a plurality of unit cells connected in series on the substrate, each of the unit cells having a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second ele... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6265242 | Solar cell module and a process for producing said solar cell module A process for producing a solar cell module comprising at least a photovoltaic element module is provided. The photovoltaic element module is formed by electrically connecting a plurality of photovoltaic elements with each other, after the individual phot... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6194651 | Electrostatic discharge for solar cell Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection arrangement for a solar cell assembly (SCA) is suitable for the use as a component of orbiting solar generators. The SCA is constructed of a cover glass provided with a conductive vapor deposit, a bonding layer and... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6191352 | Device for projecting a defined light beam onto a photosensitive area A device for directing a defined light beam onto a photosensitive area, for testing the performance of a photovoltaic module including said photosensitive area, comprising a support structure (1) which can be turned about a vertical central axis (4) in ac... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6154034 | Method and apparatus for testing photovoltaic solar cells using multiple pulsed light sources A method and apparatus for testing photovoltaic solar cells using multiple flashlamps is disclosed. The method comprises steps of providing a plurality of flashlamps, pulsing the flashlamps to expose the solar cell to light for a short period of time, pre... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6132585 | Semiconductor element and method and apparatus for fabricating the same The present invention aims to provide a highly reliable semiconductor element with high performance, and a fabrication method for such highly reliable semiconductor with excellent mass producibility. The photovoltaic elements comprise an electric conducto... | 10/17/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6015950 | Refractive spectrum splitting photovoltaic concentrator system A solar energy conversion system, in which two separated arrays of refracting elements disperse incident sunlight and concentrate the sunlight onto solar energy converters, such that each converter receives a narrow portion of the broad solar spectrum and... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5945839 | Method and apparatus for measurement of current-voltage characteristic curves of solar panels The method and apparatus for measuring the current-voltage characteristic curve of a solar panel uses cost-effective equipment and a minimized need of optical output power. A light pulse is applied to the solar panel and the response of the solar panel to... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5798284 | Process for fabricating array of photovoltaic elements connected in series Disclosed is a process for fabricating an array of photovoltaic elements connected in series, which can be used as a high-efficiency solar battery, at low cost and with high reliability. The process for fabricating the array of photovoltaic elements conne... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5669987 | Abnormality detection method, abnormality detection apparatus, and solar cell power generating system using the same It is an object of the invention to accurately detect a defective photoelectric conversion element regardless of the installation place and indicate the corresponding information. The above object can be achieved by a power generating system having a sola... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5510272 | Method for fabricating solar cell In a method of producing a solar cell, a photovoltaic thin semiconductor crystalline film is formed on an underlying substrate and hydrogen passivated throughout the film thickness direction of the photovoltaic film whereby a high efficiency solar cell is... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5458695 | Solar cell and process for fabricating the same A solar cell fabricated on an insulative substrate, which comprises a first electrode formed on said insulative substrate, a photovoltaic conversion layer formed on said first electrode, an insulative layer formed on said photovoltaic conversion layer, an... | 10/17/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5418680 | Apparatus for repairing an electrically short-circuited semiconductor device An apparatus for repairing a defective semiconductor device having an electrically short-circuited portion, wherein the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor thin film and a conductive thin film disposed in the named order on a conductive surface ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5399504 | Method of manufacturing CuInSe2 thin film solar cell The quality of CuInSe2 solar cells is estimated during the manufacturing process by using a photoluminescence analysis. Emitted luminescence is measured upon irradiation of a CuInSe2 thin film with laser light, and estimation is perf... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5367174 | Defect detecting device for two-layer parts, in particular for solar cells A defect detecting device for checking by light reflection parts constituted by a substrate covered with a clear coat. The device includes a reference surface wherein the inspected parts are located; a polychromatic spotlight whose light beam direction in... | 11/22/1994 |
