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4568409 Precision marking of layers  
Selective incision of metallic layers overlying semiconductors by laser ablation (evaporation) of selected regions of a dye sensitized coating on each such metallic layer, followed by etching of...
4567642 Method of making photovoltaic modules  
An apparatus for making a photovoltaic module having a plurality of cell strips. The apparatus (10) includes a frame (11) and a support drum (25) rotatably received in the frame (11). The support...
4567316 Solar cell module  
A solar cell module assembly includes a solar cell module including individual solar cells disposed in rows and at least partly electrically interconnected in series, and at least one bypass diode...
4562637 Method of manufacturing solar battery  
A method of manufacturing a solar battery by serially connecting a plurality of solar battery elements arranged spaced from each other. A pair of flexible films are used to sandwich the arrangement...
4556788 Amorphous silicon cell array powered solar tracking apparatus  
An array of an even number of amorphous silicon solar cells are serially connected between first and second terminals of opposite polarity. The terminals are connected to one input terminal of a DC...
4543441 Solar battery using amorphous silicon  
A solar battery has a pair of opposed light incident transparent electroconductive and back electrodes sandwiching amorphous silicon layers formed on a substrate with at least a major surface of...
4542578 Method of manufacturing photovoltaic device  
Mutually spaced apart TCO film portions are formed on a glass substrate. An amorphous silicon film of PIN junction type is formed to cover these TCO film portions, and an aluminum film is formed...
4542258 Bus bar interconnect for a solar cell  
The present invention includes a method for applying bus bars to a solar cell by one single solder dipping operation. The bus bars are first temporarily spot attached to the pre-metallized surface...
4542255 Gridded thin film solar cell  
An improved transparent conductor structure for thin film solar cells comprising a plurality of metallic strip conductors deposited on a transparent conductor and aligned substantially with the...
4542257 Solar cell array panel and method of manufacture  
An integral lightweight solar cell panel containing a plurality of interconnected solar cells bonded to a fiber-reinforced polyimide film made from an isoimide-containing precursor. The solar cells...
4540843 Solar cell  
The invention relates to a solar cell for exposure to light rays on both sides. The solar cell contains only one pn junction on one surface side of the semiconductor body. The base of the solar...
4537838 System with several panels containing photoelectric elements for the production of electric current  
Several panels (5) having the same size and comprising a significant number of electrically interconnected photoelectric elements (2) are arranged side by side, separated from one another, in a...
4536607 Photovoltaic tandem cell  
A photovoltaic tandem cell comprises an amorphous cell and a polycrystalline heterojunction cell. The cells are in optical series and separated by a transparent contact layer.
4534502 Automatic solder machine  
Apparatus and method for applying at least one elongated conductor to a plurality of solar cells to establish electrical connection between the cells involves conveying the cells past a preselected...
4525594 Wafer-shaped solar cell  
The invention relates to a wafer-shaped solar cell comprising a rear side contact and a conduction path system as front side contact, with at least one metallic connector member connected to this...
4525593 Inverted, optically enhanced solar cell  
An ultra-high efficiency inverted solar cell structure is disclosed. At the rear of the cell is a high performance heterocontact made of SIPOS (a mixture of micro-crystalline silicon and silicon...
4514579 Large area photovoltaic cell and method for producing same  
A large area photovoltaic cell tolerant of puncture damage to small area segments thereof, and exhibiting only a proportional loss of electrical output from low resistance current paths formed...
4513167 Arrays of polarized energy-generating elements  
Two-dimensional arrays of polarized energy-generating or energy-storing elements (20A, 20B, . . . , 20D; 21A, . . . , 21D; 22A, . . . , 22D; 23A, . . . , 23D; 24A, . . . , 24D; 25A, . . . , 25D),...
4513168 Three-terminal solar cell circuit  
Photovoltaic solar cells have improved efficiency when constructed in monolithic form with two different band gap energy junctions. Solar light goes first through an upper layer containing a high...
4507519 Photoelectronic conversion device  
In the typical embodiment of the invention described herein, a photoelectronic conversion device comprises a transparent insulative substrate, a first transparent electrode layer of Sn-incorporated...
4502225 Mechanical scriber for semiconductor devices  
A mechanical scriber using a scribing tip, such as a diamond, provides controlled scriber forces with a spring-loaded compound lever arrangement. The scribing force and range of scribing depth are...
4491681 Liquid cooled, linear focus solar cell receiver  
Separate structures for electrical insulation and thermal conduction are established within a liquid cooled, linear focus solar cell receiver for use with parabolic or Fresnel optical...
4485264 Isolation layer for photovoltaic device and method of producing same  
Large area photovoltaic devices are defined by applying a pattern of electrically-insulating material directly atop the exposed surface of the semiconductor material. Methods of producing these...
4481562 Solar power station  
A solar power station for providing illumination or a signal generally including a storage battery-powered signaling element, a solar generator for recharging the storage battery and a bracket...
4481265 Photovoltaic-storage battery device  
A photovoltaic-storage battery device is disclosed, which comprises a substrate having a pair of major surfaces, a photovoltaic element formed on one major surface of the substrate and including a...
4481378 Protected photovoltaic module  
A practical photovoltaic module is disclosed which is protected from reverse bias damage and which displays minimal power loss resulting from temporary inoperativeness of one or more individual...
4463215 Cadmium sulphide solar cell  
The invention relates to the manufacture of cadmium sulphide solar cells. A cell is formed of a glass substrate 10, a front contact 12 made, for example, of tin oxide, a cadmium sulphide layer 14...
4456782 Solar cell device  
A solar cell array is equipped with serially or parallel connected reverse polarity diodes formed simultaneously with the array. The diodes are constituted by one or more solar cells of the array...
4445050 Device for conversion of light power to electric power  
This invention relates to a high efficiency device for the direct conversion of light power to electrical power. Present photocells for accomplishing this purpose are well known to the art and have...
4443652 Electrically interconnected large area photovoltaic cells and method of producing said cells  
Electrical interconnections for a large area photovoltaic cells, electrical interconnections for adjacent large area photovoltaic cells and the methods of producing those connections are disclosed...
4443651 Series connected solar cells on a single substrate  
Series connected amorphous silicon solar cells which are formed on a single substrate are described. Also described are methods of inexpensively forming such series connected amorphous silicon...
4433200 Roll formed pan solar module  
A solar module comprising a solar cell string laminated between layers of pottant material and a transparent superstrate and a steel substrate. The steel substrate is roll formed to provide...
4430519 Electron beam welded photovoltaic cell interconnections  
Interconnect strip for connecting rectangular photovoltaic cells into series strings comprises tabs spaced as collector pads on a cell to facilitate connection thereto and a bus portion for...
4426813 Apparatus for mounting elements on a slate, cedar shake or shingled roof  
There is disclosed an apparatus for mounting elements on a roof, the elements having a mounting bracket, and the roof being formed by a plurality of beam supports wherein are mounted a plurality of...
4419530 Solar cell and method for producing same  
A method of electrically isolating portions of a large surface area semiconductor body for various purposes such as the production of improved photovoltaic and semiconductor devices is disclosed...
4409537 Interconnection of primary cells  
A method and apparatus for interconnecting one or more groups of primary electric cells in which cells in each group are further divided into two series-connected subgroups which, in twin, are...
4409422 High intensity solar cell  
A high intensity solar cell is comprised of a plurality of semiconductor bodies each having adjacent regions of opposite conductivity type defining a P-N junction therebetween. The adjacent bodies...
4401839 Solar panel with hardened foil back layer  
A solar panel has at least one solar cell and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil underlying the cell. The panel preferably has a rigid transparent sheet above the cell, the foil sheet being bonded...
4400577 Thin solar cells  
Solar cells and arrays of solar cells are made as thin films on insulating substrates. In an exemplary embodiment, a thin conductive film is deposited on glass and a semi-conductor film is...
4393576 Method of producing electrical contacts on a silicon solar cell  
A method of producing electrical contacts on a Silicon Solar Cell comprises stamping contact shapes from a carrier with a metallic film or foil adhered thereto and applying the stamped out film or...
4392009 Solar power module  
A solar power module comprising an array of solar cells arranged on a flat panel, said panel being supported by a substantially rigid, easily assembled frame comprising spaced apart side channels...
4378006 Solar panel foundation device  
A transportable solar panel foundation device which has a bottom member, at least one upstanding side member, and an essentially open top. The side members are angled to permit nesting of a...
4377722 Solar cell unit and a panel or battery composed of a plurality of such solar cell units  
The effective area of a solar cell unit may be enlarged or increased considerably relative to its physical area by providing its exposed surface layer with a periodic structure or pattern, by which...
4374406 Lightweight attachment for solar cell array next to a fluorescent tube  
A lightweight attachment for a solar cell array in combination with spacing means for spacing the array consisting of a plurality of solar cells on a support next to a fluorescent tube to provide...
RE31151 Inexpensive solar cell and method therefor  
Solar cells are manufactured by a simplified method in which a single protective layer acts as an anti-reflection coating and an encapsulation. In cases where the junction is formed by ion...
4371739 Terminal assembly for solar panels  
A terminal assembly for providing external electrical connection to a solar panel having at least one solar cell and an electrically conductive layer located behind the cell. The terminal assembly...
4371139 Adjustable mounting rack for solar collectors  
A rack for supportively mounting a solar collector to a mounting surface to set the angle of tilt with respect to the sun. One end of the rack is adapted to provide predominant support of the...
4370509 Solar cell array  
A solar cell array comprising a plurality of solar cells connected together by electrical contact means comprising amorphous metal alloy conductors.
4367365 Solar energy conversion arrangement utilizing photovoltaic members  
An arrangement for converting solar energy directly to electrical energy is disclosed herein and utilizes a group of photovoltaic-like panel members, each of which is designed to convert solar...
4364508 Method of fabricating a solar cell array  
A first set of pre-tabbed solar cells are assembled in a predetermined array with at least part of each tab facing upward, each tab being fixed to a bonding pad on one cell and abutting a bonding...