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6429368 |
Shortened solar cell array
A foldable solar cell array ( 10 ′) with multiple hinged panels, each with a segment of solar cells on a first face of each panel. Maximum power demands are met by employing a shortened outermost...
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6423895 |
Solar array for satellite vehicles
A solar array according to this invention includes a solar blanket which is folded into adjacent panels that are hinged together in an accordion-folded mode at parallel hinges. A pair of foldable...
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6420644 |
Solar battery and method of treating a board for a solar battery
A solar battery having a board with a surface with a plurality of spherical segments projecting from the board surface. A primary electrode layer is provided on the board surface and the plurality...
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6380481 |
Method and apparatus for supplying solar energy for operation of a vehicle
A tractor and trailer combination, the trailer having a cover for covering a load support surface thereof and a frame assembly is provided which includes a roller and a plurality of solar cell...
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6380477 |
Method of making photovoltaic device
A photovoltaic device and a method for its manufacture. The device essentially comprises a thin film cell layer 14 , a contact transfer release sheet 54 , and a foil strip interconnect clip 80 ....
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6380025 |
Method of encapsulating a photovoltaic module by an encapsulating material and the photovoltaic module
In the present invention, a diaphragm for pressurizing and heating an encapsulating material is pre-heated to a predetermined temperature before laminating a lamination unit comprising a...
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6376764 |
Solar cell battery replacement unit
A solar panel is operably connected to a power capacitor and associated circuitry which includes at least one diode for ensuring correct current flow direction. The power capacitor is inside a...
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6366739 |
Equipment using solar battery
An apparatus adapted for use with a solar cell, such as a camera, includes a body and a cover member to which the solar cell is attached, where the cover member is movable between an open position...
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6337436 |
Solar module for attachment to motor vehicles and a process for its manufacture
A solar module ( 10 ) for mounting on motor vehicles, which is provided with a top cover layer ( 12 ) and a bottom cover layer ( 14 ), between which a solar generator ( 18 ) is embedded which has a...
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6320114 |
Solar generator with electrically conducting hinges
The electrically conducting backsides of solar blankets forming arrays are electrically interconnected by electrically conducting hinges. Tubular hinge elements are connected in an electrically...
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6310281 |
Thin-film, flexible photovoltaic module
A new, large-area, thin-film, flexible photovoltaic structure is disclosed, as well as a general fabrication procedure, including a preferably roll-to-roll-type, process-chamber-segregated,...
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6291761 |
Solar cell module, production method and installation method therefor and photovoltaic power generation system
A solar cell module comprises a front surface member disposed on a front surface side of a photovoltaic element having at least a semiconductor photoactive layer on a flexible substrate, a back...
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6287943 |
Deposition of semiconductor layer by plasma process
The invention provides a process for producing a semiconductor layer by introducing a raw gas into a discharge chamber and supplying high-frequency power to the chamber to decompose the raw gas by...
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6284967 |
Solar generator with foldable panels especially for a spacecraft
A solar generator especially for a spacecraft or space flight body has a plurality of first collector panels hinged to each other in a column extending in a first direction (D1) when the first...
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6284966 |
Power sphere nanosatellite
A power sphere preferably used as part of a nanosatellite is formed using a plurality of flat panels solar arrays interconnected together by rotating hinges to approximate a spherical shape for use...
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6281425 |
Apparatus and method of recharging a handheld computing device using solar power
An apparatus and method for recharging a handheld computing device using solar power is provided. A recharger housing includes a first slot for receiving a handheld computing device. A solar panel...
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6239352 |
Substrate and collector grid structures for electrically interconnecting photovoltaic arrays and process of manufacture of such arrays
This invention comprises deposition of thin film photovoltaic junctions on metal substrates which can be heat treated following deposition in a continuous fashion without deterioration of the metal...
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6224016 |
Integrated flexible solar cell material and method of production
A novel energy producing flexible material is provided particularly suited for high altitude and stratospheric applications. The flexible energy producing covering includes a flexible solar cell...
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6218605 |
Performance optimizing system for a satellite solar array
A satellite solar array performance optimizing system that isolates a subsection of a solar array to provide power during transfer orbit operation, then connects the subsection in series with an...
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6201181 |
Portable solar module cart
A portable solar module cart is provided which comprises a platform, a pair of wheels attached to opposite sides of the platform, a pair of support struts attached to opposite sides of the platform...
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6188012 |
Methods and systems for a solar cell concentrator
One embodiment of the present invention is a solar cell array intended for use in space. The solar cell array includes a lightweight, compressible concentrator which can be efficiently deployed....
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6177627 |
Solar cell array with multiple rows of cells and collapsible reflectors
An improved solar panel for a spacecraft. The solar panel has a rigid base, at least one row of solar cells, and at least one elongated, collapsible, self-deploying reflector. Preferably, a...
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6175989 |
Shape memory alloy controllable hinge apparatus
A shape memory alloy hinge assembly for deploying at least a first object in a controllable, substantially shockless manner is disclosed. Generally, the hinge assembly includes at least a first...
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6119986 |
Thin-film solar reflectors and methods
Flexible, lightweight reflective sheets are positioned to concentrate solar radiation upon spacecraft solar panels. The sheets are positioned with inner and outer spring members which urge each...
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6118067 |
Method and apparatus for improved solar concentration arrays
A lightweight photovoltaic concentrator is disclosed. The concentrator comprises at least two sections each comprising a cell panel, a radiator panel and a reflector panel. In one embodiment, the...
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6111190 |
Inflatable fresnel lens solar concentrator for space power
A novel, high-efficiency, extremely light-weight, inflatable refractive solar concentrator for space power is described. It consists of a flexible Fresnel lens, flexible sides, and a back surface,...
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6096969 |
Apparatus adapted to use solar battery
An apparatus comprising a solar battery, or a device adapted to be used with the apparatus, includes a first arrangement for driving the apparatus into a redetermined state so as to prevent the...
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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...
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6094540 |
Apparatus adapted to use solar battery
An apparatus adapted to use a solar battery or an apparatus applied to such an apparatus comprises a first cover which is provided on the apparatus adapted to use the solar battery, a second cover...
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6091016 |
Solar panel assembly
Solar panel assembly comprising a number of rectangular panels each carrying solar cells on one of the two main surfaces, said panels being interconnected by mutually parallel hinges such that the...
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6051775 |
Device for tensioning sheet members
The device for tensioning sheet material applies a tensioning force around he outer edge of a sheet material to prevent the sheet material from wrinkling. These devices are attached to a supporting...
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6050526 |
Solar reflector systems and methods
A reflector system for a solar wing is provided in which adjacent reflector panels are inhibited from relative movement by coupling tethers. Each reflector panel rotates to be in a stored position...
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6040520 |
Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same
In a solar cell including a photoelectric conversion layer 14 disposed on a flexible substrate 11 and constituted by a laminated layer of non-single crystalline silicon thin films, the flexible...
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6031178 |
System to link the kinematics of neighboring panels in a panel assembly
A panel assembly includes a number of rectangular panels each carrying solar cells or a cooling radiator on one of the two main surfaces, where the panels are interconnected mutually by hinges such...
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6017002 |
Thin-film solar reflectors deployable from an edge-stowed configuration
Flexible, lightweight reflective sheets are positioned to concentrate solar radiation upon spacecraft solar panels. The sheets are held with inner and outer spring members which urge each sheet...
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6008447 |
Transmission for moving panels provided with solar cells on a spacecraft
A transmission for folding out the solar cell panels (3 through 7) folded in an accordion-like manner on a spacecraft (1) has cable pulleys (22 through 27) at the hinges (9 through 14), around...
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6008448 |
Solar panel array with stepped taper
A series of solar panels are assembled into an array for use as a source of solar power for a satellite. The panels are designed with diminishing thickness from the yoke to the tip to obtain a...
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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...
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5979834 |
Spacecraft solar power system
A solar power system for orbiting spacecraft includes a collector surface and attached mirror which is retained in a coiled position around the outer surface of the spacecraft in its launch mode....
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5961738 |
Solar array for satellite vehicles
A solar array with a blanket having solar cells incorporated in modules that can readily be removed, replaced, and accordion-folded to a stowed condition. A scissors array having tracks in which...
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5909860 |
Deployment sequencer
In order to control the deployment of secondary deployment structures in a deployment system that includes both a primary and a secondary deployment, an improved deployment sequencer utilizes the...
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5885367 |
Retractable thin film solar concentrator for spacecraft
A solar concentrator having flexible retractable reflector panels of a thin lastic film coated with aluminum or silver configured as a trough along the long edges of the solar panel and tilted so...
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5865905 |
Rolled film solar concentrator
A concentrating solar array consisting of a roll of reflective film which is stretched between tension wires strung between a pair of wire stays. There is a roll of film and a take up roll such...
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5855692 |
Battery charger and solar cells for battery charging
A battery charger is provided with a battery charger unit which connects to, and charges a battery Solar cells are used as the source of power for charging the battery, and connecting parts...
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5833176 |
Bowed solar array
A constrained solar array (24) for a satellite (20) and method for making the same are disclosed. The solar array (24) includes a superstructure (30) with solar cells (80) mounted thereon to...
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5814906 |
Power supply for portable computers and other electronic devices
A power supply for a portable computer or other electronic device of a type having an integral external housing within which the electronic components of the device are encased. The power supply...
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5810296 |
Integrated restraint/release/deployment initiation device
An integrated restraint/release/deployment initiation device 40 suitable for use with mechanisms such as solar panel arrays 22 on a space-based support structure such as a satellite 20 is...
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5792279 |
Equipment adapted to use solar cell or device adapted to the equipment
An equipment adapted to use a solar cell, or a device adapted to this equipment, includes a first unit for setting the equipment in a first state in which the equipment is in use, and in a second...
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5785280 |
Hybrid solar panel array
A hybrid solar panel array is mounted on a satellite sidewall for movement between a stowed position proximate the satellite sidewall and a deployed position extending away from the satellite...
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5720452 |
Solar panel parallel mounting configuration
A spacecraft includes a plurality of solar panels interconnected with a power coupler and an electrically operated device to provide power to the device when the solar cells are insolated. The...
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