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5457057 |
Photovoltaic module fabrication process
Photovoltaic devices comprised of one or more encapsulated slabs of photovoltaic material are prepared by a process wherein a large area body of photovoltaic material is divided into a plurality of...
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5454879 |
Helically grown monolithic high voltage photovoltaic devices and method therefor
The invention provides for methods that include the steps of continuous liquid phase epitaxy followed by evaporation or implantation of dopant, barrier-interconnect, and additional...
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5453134 |
Solar cell
A manufacturing method and an improved structure for solar cells are described. A transparent conductive film and a photoelectric conversion layer are laminated on a flexible transparent substrate,...
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5441577 |
Thin film solar cell and production method therefor
A method for producing a thin-film solar cell having a thin-film active layer on a graphite sheet substrate includes the steps of adhering two sheets of graphite together, forming semiconductor...
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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...
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5437736 |
Semiconductor fiber solar cells and modules
A semiconductor solar cell formed on a optical fiber or fibers, including layers of semiconductor materials surrounding an annular extent of each fiber. The cell is embedded into a superstrate...
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5437735 |
Photovoltaic shingle system
A photovoltaic roofing shingle includes a strip of roofing material having an overlap portion, and a plurality of tab portions depending therefrom. Each of the tab portions includes a photovoltaic...
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5431741 |
Silicon solar cell
A novel structure of a silicon solar cell is disclosed, which can be prepared at an outstandingly low cost but can still exhibit good efficiency for the conversion of solar energy to electricity....
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5409549 |
Solar cell module panel
An object of the present invention is to provide a solar cell module panel which is mounted on a roof of a building and united with roof rafters at low cost, whose installation and maintenance can...
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5391235 |
Solar cell module and method of manufacturing the same
A solar cell module having a plurality of solar cells formed on corresponding substrates, connection members for series electrically connecting each of the electrodes of the solar cell to an...
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5389158 |
Low bandgap photovoltaic cell with inherent bypass diode
A photovoltaic (PV) cell with a single pn-junction is disclosed that is capable of functioning as both a current source and a bypass diode. The photovoltaic cell is made of material that has a low...
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5385848 |
Method for fabricating an interconnected array of semiconductor devices
A method of forming an array of interconnected solar cells. A flexible substrate carrying semiconductor and conductive layers is divided into individual devices by slitting the substrate along the...
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5385614 |
Series interconnected photovoltaic cells and method for making same
A novel photovoltaic module (10) and method for constructing the same are disclosed. The module (10) includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells (12) formed on a substrate (14) and laterally...
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5348589 |
Solar cell and method of forming the same
A manufacturing method and an improved structure for solar cells are described. A transparent conductive film and a photoelectric conversion layer are laminated on a flexible transparent substrate,...
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5342451 |
Semiconductor optical power receiver
A gallium-arsenide optical power receiver of the type having a pn junction formed over a substrate and buffer layer has a window layer of a first alloy of aluminum gallium arsenide (Al x Ga 1 -x...
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5334259 |
Amorphous silicon solar cell and method of manufacture
A method of amorphous silicon solar cell manufacture comprises forming thin films of transparent electrode, amorphous silicon, and backside electrode, in that order, on a transparent substrate. An...
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5330583 |
Solar battery module
A solar battery module according to the present invention includes interconnectors for series-connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, and one or more bypass diodes which allow output...
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5328519 |
Solar cells
A solar cell comprising a plurality of photovoltaic elements electrically serially connected with each other on a common conductive substrate, each of said photovoltaic elements comprising a first...
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5326719 |
Thin film growth using two part metal solvent
A method of coating a material surface with thin film silicon comprises dissolving silicon in a metal solvent to form a solution and subsequently deposited the dissolved silicon from the solution...
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5320685 |
Thin solar cell
A method and apparatus for forming a thin solar cell having a substantially planar body comprising a first layer which includes at least one photoactive semiconductor layer. This first layer has a...
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5316592 |
Solar cell roofing assembly
A solar cell roofing assembly (10) consists of a roofing membrane (12), a plurality of insulation blocks (14, 16, 18, 20, 22) disposed as a layer on top of the roofing membrane (12), and a...
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5298087 |
Photovoltaic device useful as a mirror
A photovoltaic device that comprises an insulating transparent substrate coated with a light-receiving surface electrode formed of a thin metal film which in turn is overlaid with an amorphous...
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5298085 |
Support blanket for solar cell arrays
An assembly of an array of solar cells and a substrate blanket to which they are mounted. The blanket is woven from glass fibers and coated with a silicone. The blanket, because of its composition,...
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5296674 |
Laser processing method for a thin-film structure
A method for eroding material, particularly material in a thin-film structure, that includes at least one thin-film arranged over at least one transparent layer, includes irradiating the thin-film...
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5296043 |
Multi-cells integrated solar cell module and process for producing the same
An improved solar cell module is provided comprising a plurality of solar cell elements, each comprising a semiconductor layer and an upper electrode disposed in this order on the conductive...
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5289999 |
Apparatus for mounting solar cells
An apparatus for utilizing solar energy with solar cells, which are arranged on a supporting structure and are connected electrically to one another and have an external connection for discharging...
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5290366 |
Laminated solar module
A laminated solar module has two spatially-separated electrical terminals with a simple cabling of a plurality of such solar modules to one another. The solar modules are weather proof. A...
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5288337 |
Photovoltaic module with specular reflector
A photovoltaic module having a plurality of photovoltaic cells disposed behind a front cover portion to receive radiation has at least one specular reflector disposed alongside the cells to direct...
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5279678 |
Photovoltaic cell with thin CS layer
An improved photovoltaic panel and method of forming a photovoltaic panel are disclosed for producing a high efficiency CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic panel of the present invention...
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5273911 |
Method of producing a thin-film solar cell
A method for producing a thin-film solar cell having a thin-film active layer on a graphite sheet substrate includes the steps of adhering two sheets of graphite together, forming semi-conductor...
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5268037 |
Monolithic, parallel connected photovoltaic array and method for its manufacture
A monolithic array of photovoltaic devices includes a plurality of subcells electrically interconnected in a parallel relationship. The subcells are disposed upon a common, electrically conductive...
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5266125 |
Interconnected silicon film solar cell array
A plurality of thin polycrystalline silicon solar cells formed on a ceramic substrate and which are electrically series connected to form a monolithically interconnected submodule. Adjacent solar...
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5261968 |
Photovoltaic cell and method
An improved photovoltaic panel and method of forming a photovoltaic panel are disclosed for producing a high efficiency CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic panel of the present invention...
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5259891 |
Integrated type solar battery
An integrated type solar battery comprises a plurality of solar batteries serially connected. An upper electrode of one of a pair of adjacent solar batteries and a lower electrode of the other...
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5254179 |
Photovoltaic device and solar module having a partial transparency
The specification discloses a photovoltaic device comprising a transparent, electrically insulating substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements using thin-layer technology, disposed...
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5248346 |
Photovoltaic cell and array with inherent bypass diode
A photovoltaic cell (20) with a single pn-junction (46) is disclosed that is capable of functioning as both a current source and a bypass diode. The photovoltaic cell is made of material that has a...
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5248345 |
Integrated photovoltaic device
An integrated photovoltaic device which comprises a plurality of amorphous silicon based solar cells each comprising on the light-receiving side of a common transparent substrate, a transparent...
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5236516 |
Photovoltaic apparatus
A photovoltaic apparatus for directly converting light energy into electric energy, comprising a light shielding substrate, at least one surface of the light shielding substrate being a metal; a...
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5232518 |
Photovoltaic roof system
A photovoltaic roofing system includes a plurality of roofing panels each having a photovoltaic device thereupon and each including an electrical connector engageable with a connector on another...
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5228926 |
Photovoltaic device with increased light absorption and method for its manufacture
A photovoltaic cell having a light-directing optical element integrally formed in an encapsulant layer thereof. The optical element redirects light to increase the internal absorption of light...
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5223044 |
Solar cell having a by-pass diode
A solar cell having a by-pass diode includes a second conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type well formed on the front surface of a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate,...
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5213626 |
Transparent pane for vehicles
Transparent pane for vehicles, in particular, a transparent cover for sliding roofs, lifting roofs and the like, with a transparent outer layer and a solar laminate lying flat against the inside of...
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5202271 |
Manufacturing method of photovoltaic device
A manufacturing method of a photovoltaic device, whereby a photovoltaic device of a large area in the laminated structure of a first resin layer with light- transmitting property, a photo-electric...
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5184502 |
Helicopter installable, self-powered, modular, remote, telemetry package
The instrumentation package is transportable to remote sites solely by a light helicopter. Accordingly, three skids are provided, each of which weighs less than 1,200 pounds. An instrument skid...
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5185042 |
Generic solar cell array using a printed circuit substrate
There is disclosed a generic solar array panel which utilizes a printed circuit substrate. A series of electrically conductive paths for interconnecting the solar cells and other electronic...
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5180442 |
Integration system for solar modules
Photovoltaic solar modules are efficiently assembled into an array by the use of a lattice and mounting-conducting electrodes. The lattice consists of parallel conducting strips spaced apart by a...
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5178685 |
Method for forming solar cell contacts and interconnecting solar cells
Photovoltaic cells with silver-rich thick film electrical contacts having superior thermal aging properties are disclosed. The silver-rich contacts are formed by firing a silver ink or paste...
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5176758 |
Translucent photovoltaic sheet material and panels
A light transmissive power generating photovoltaic device (14) includes a power generating film having a substrate (30), a plurality of semiconductor layers (30, 32, 34) and a transparent...
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5164020 |
Solar panel
A solar panel for use in a roof mounted array of solar panels, each panel having ridges protruding outwardly and adjacent to the side edges for receiving a standing seam cap between side-adjacent...
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5158250 |
Spin-stabilized artificial satellite with passive compensation of solar radiation pressure
A satellite adapted to be stabilized in terrestrial orbit by rotation about an axis oriented at least approximately NORTH-SOUTH has on its external wall a solar generator composed of a plurality of...
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