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6177629 Spacecraft solar array charging control device  
A charging control device for use with a spacecraft solar array employs a field emitter array including a cathode and an anode; a first resistor coupled between the cathode of the field emitter...
6175075 Solar cell module excelling in reliability  
A solar cell module which comprises a photovoltaic element string comprising a plurality of photovoltaic elements electrically connected with each other by means of an electric connection material,...
6172295 Solar battery module and method for assembling the same  
A high-quality solar battery module having an excellent adhesive property, weathering resistance, and reliability of battery function and a method of assembling the same are disclosed. The solar...
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...
6168968 Method of fabricating integrated thin film solar cells  
A method of fabricating an integrated thin film solar cell includes the steps of: forming a transparent conductive electrode layer and an amorphous semiconductor photoelectric conversion layer...
6166322 Encapulation process for mono-and polycrystalline silicon solar cell modules  
A crystalline silicon based solar cell module comprising: (a) a crystalline silicon based solar cell array formed by interconnecting a plurality of crystalline silicon based solar cells with an...
6162986 Solar cell module and method of manufacturing the same  
A solar cell module has a very agreeable appearance and can carry a large volume of information on the light receiving surface thereof. An information carrying body storing information (including,...
6155006 Horizontal-roofing and mounting method thereof  
A roof in which an upper-end engaging portion of a downstream roof panel is seam-jointed with a lower-end engaging portion of an upstream roof panel, wherein at least the lower-end engaging portion...
6148570 Photovoltaic building assembly with continuous insulation layer  
A photovoltaic building assembly (2) includes a building support surface, typically a roof (4) or a wall (6), on which a PV module support assembly (12) is mounted. The support assembly includes a...
6150602 Large area solar cell extended life interconnect  
An improved solar cell interconnect comprises a first connecting portion for connection to a first solar cell and a second connecting portion for connection to a second solar cell immediately...
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...
6131018 Telephony device comprising an accumulation device and accumulation device suitable for such a telephony device  
This electrical apparatus comprising a removable accumulation device (10) coupled to a photovoltaic cell device (20) has a front. The light-sensitive face of the photovoltaic cell device (20) is...
6121540 Composite material substrate for solar cells, and solar cell  
A composite material substrate comprises a matrix material and a skeleton structure of a fibrous material. The matrix material exclusively participates in the thermal expansion of the substrate and...
6111188 Solar cell array and solar power generation apparatus using it  
A solar cell array is constructed by connecting plural solar cell strings in parallel, and the solar cell array is arranged to have strings of two or more rated voltages. This arrangement permits...
6103969 Solar energy collector  
A solar energy collector includes a base supporting a modular unit, a flexible mounting pad, and a solar panel turret extending upward from the mounting pad. A water receptacle surrounds the...
6096968 Solar cell with a back-surface field  
For the simple production of a back surface field it is proposed that a boron-containing diffusion source layer (2) be applied to the rear (RS) of a silicon wafer (1) and boron be driven into the...
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...
6093885 Photovoltaic power generating system  
To reduce the capacity required for an external DC power source which supplies power for snow-melting and to prevent the problems associated with defective strings, the present invention comprises...
6091017 Solar concentrator array  
A high efficiency, light weight solar concentrator array particularly suitable for use with space vehicles. Parallel rows of mirror assemblies are mounted on a base plate having high thermal...
6072115 Solar cell module and solar cell integrated cladding assembly  
A jacket material of electrical conductive leads for electrically connecting solar cell modules to each other is comprised of a polyvinyl chloride type resin containing either one of a polyester...
6069313 Battery of photovoltaic cells and process for manufacturing same  
A plurality of series-connected elements are arranged, as parallel elongated stripes, on a common electrically insulating transparent substrate (1). Each element comprises a photoanode (4), a...
6066797 Solar cell module  
The object of this invention is to provide a solar cell module having a terminal extracting structure for it, with high adhesion workability, high productivity, and high reliability. The solution...
6061978 Vented cavity radiant barrier assembly and method  
A vented cavity radiant barrier assembly (2) includes a barrier (12), typically a PV module, having inner and outer surfaces (18, 22). A support assembly (14) is secured to the barrier and extends...
6063996 Solar cell module and hybrid roof panel using the same  
A solar cell module according to the present invention includes at least a base material, a first insulating material formed on the base material, a photovoltaic element set including a plurality...
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...
6051774 Solar battery module and method for production thereof  
A solar battery module having the component members thereof joined uniformly and sustaining no distortion in the surface thereof and a method for the production thereof are disclosed, The solar...
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...
6046401 Display device integrated into a photovoltaic panel  
A display device comprising a photovoltaic (PV) panel adapted to simultaneously produce electrically needed to operate a display and form either the background or foreground of the said display....
6046400 Solar power supply system  
A solar power supply system for providing alternating current for energizing an alternating current appliance from energy derived from solar power. The solar power supply system includes a...
6046399 Roofing panels with integral brackets for accepting inclined solar panels  
A roof assembly includes a plurality of insulation blocks disposed as a layer over a water-tight roofing membrane, a plurality of metal plates bonded to selected insulation blocks, each metal plate...
6034322 Solar cell assembly  
A solar cell assembly with current limiting protection comprises a rectangular planar solar cell having four corner locations including first and second opposed surfaces and a beveled edge at one...
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...
6013871 Method of preparing a photovoltaic device  
A method of creating a photovoltaic device for the conversion of light to electrical current comprises the steps of: (a) providing a layer of glue on a substrate; (b) laying down one or more...
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...
6011215 Point contact photovoltaic module and method for its manufacture  
A large area photovoltaic device includes a plurality of photovoltaic regions electrically interconnected in parallel. The regions are defined by a plurality of conductive channels which establish...
6005183 Device containing solar cell panel and storage battery  
A device is provided which comprises a solar cell section formed in a plate and a storage battery section. The solar cell section includes one or more solar cells which generate electrical power...
6005184 Solar panels having improved heat dissipation properties  
Solar panels having a lightweight honeycomb core as a support for an upper surface array of solar cells. The upper surface of the core is bonded to an upper insulation/faceskin laminate, and the...
5994640 Solar generator with energy damping for satellites  
A solar generator for use in satellites or spacecraft includes a plurality of solar cells mounted on a support structure panel. The support structure panel includes a honeycomb cell structure core...
5990413 Bifacial lightweight array for solar power  
A laminate includes bifacial solar cells that can receive and convert sunlight incident from either side. The laminate is held in a frame by high tensile cords that are strung like the cords in a...
5990414 Photovoltaic solar roof  
This invention concerns a solar roof consisting of unmodified mass-produced roofing elements (1), for example of fiber cement, upon which solar cells (2) which have also been mass produced have...
5981864 Photovoltaic element array and method of fabricating the same  
A metal layer (102) is formed on an insulating substrate (101), and a first transparent conductive layer (103) containing fluorine is formed on the metal layer (102). The metal layer (102) and the...
5981865 Apparatus for utilizing solar energy  
An apparatus (10) for utilizing solar energy includes an outer shell body (11), an inner body (40) inside it, and a hollow body (30) provided in between which are formed in a shape of a uniform...
5972732 Method of monolithic module assembly  
Methods for "monolithic module assembly" which translate many of the advantages of monolithic module construction of thin-film PV modules to wafered c-Si PV modules. Methods employ using...
5948175 Strap device clamping soldered wires for use in solar cell arrays  
A strap device clamps soldered wires to a conductive pad to reduce stress on the solder joints and to prevent the wire from springing off of the conductive pad if the solder joint should fail. This...
5942048 Photovoltaic element electrode structure thereof and process for producing the same  
A photovoltaic device is provided which comprises at least one metal wire on a surface of a photovoltaic element for collecting the power generated by the photovoltaic element, the at least one...
5942046 Solar module and process for manufacturing same  
A solar module 1, which has individual solar cells 3 wired with one another in a regular arrangement on a large-area support 2. Cover glasses of the solar cells are provided with an electrically...
5935343 Combined solar collector and photovoltaic cells  
There is provided the combination of a corrugated solar collector panel and a building surface to which it is attached, in spaced relationship. At least some of the panel corrugations are flat and...
5932118 Photoprocessing method  
In processing an object to be processed by a laser beam, the laser beam is expanded by a beam expander and is introduced into a mask in which a light transmitted portion having a desired pattern is...
5928439 Thin-film solar cell and method for the manufacture thereof  
A transparent second electrode layer laminated over a laminated composite of a solar cell structure is connected to a third electrode layer disposed opposite the substrate via through holes spaced...
5928437 Microarray for efficient energy generation for satellites  
A microarray uses small, irregularly shaped, or nonplanar surfaces on a satellite to maximize power generation without introducing a significant weight penalty. The microarray includes a plurality...