Patents by Inventor Andreas Pfennig

Andreas Pfennig has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10862421
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover element, in particular a lid, for a junction box of a solar module, wherein the cover element forms upper and undersides that are mirror-symmetrical in terms of its geometrical form, and wherein at least one first marking is applied to the upper side and/or at least one first marking is formed via the upper side in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, and at least one second marking is applied to the underside and/or at least one second marking is formed via the underside in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, wherein the at least one first marking is not identical to the at least one second marking and/or the cover element comprises a rotational joint or a part of a rotational joint and/or is/can be operatively connected to a rotational joint, such that the lid is/can be mounted so that it can be horizontally rotated about the rotational axis of the rotational joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hanwha Q Cells GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Träger, Robert Olyschläger, Henning Busse, Andreas Pfennig
  • Publication number: 20190158018
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover element, in particular a lid, for a junction box of a solar module, wherein the cover element forms upper and undersides that are mirror-symmetrical in terms of its geometrical form, and wherein at least one first marking is applied to the upper side and/or at least one first marking is formed via the upper side in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, and at least one second marking is applied to the underside and/or at least one second marking is formed via the underside in the form of an indentation and/or elevation, wherein the at least one first marking is not identical to the at least one second marking and/or the cover element comprises a rotational joint or a part of a rotational joint and/or is/can be operatively connected to a rotational joint, such that the lid is/can be mounted so that it can be horizontally rotated about the rotational axis of the rotational joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Markus Träger, Robert Olyschläger, Henning Busse, Andreas Pfennig
  • Patent number: 10071951
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for removing an organic compound having one or more positive charges from an aqueous solution, comprising the steps a) provision of the aqueous solution comprising the organic compound and of a hydrophobic organic solution which comprises a liquid cation exchanger, where the liquid cation exchanger is hydrophobic, and where the liquid cation exchanger has one or more negative charges and an overall negative charge, b) contacting the aqueous solution and the organic solution, and c) separating off the organic solution from the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Erhardt, Thomas Haas, Martin Roos, Daniel Demicoli, Markus Pötter, Anja Schubert, Jan Christoph Pfeffer, Thomas Tacke, Harald Häger, Andreas Pfennig, Marie-Dominique Przybylski-Freund
  • Publication number: 20180145199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar module (1) comprising at least two solar cells (3, 5), wherein each of the solar cells (3, 5) comprises an upper end (21), a lower end (23) which is situated opposite the upper end (21), two opposite side ends (25, 27) and at least one busbar (11, 13) which extends from the first side end (25) to the opposite second side end (27) of the solar cell (3, 5), wherein at least one finger (7, 9) of the solar cell (3, 5) makes electrical contact with the busbar (11, 13), wherein at least one first busbar (11) of at least one first solar cell (3) is arranged at a first side end (25), which is situated opposite a second side end (27) of at least one second solar cell (5) which is arranged or can be arranged next to the first solar cell, at a first distance from the upper end (21) of the at least one first solar cell (3), and at least one second busbar (13) of the at least one second solar cell (5) is arranged at the second side end (27) at a second distance from the upper end (
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH
    Inventors: Markus TRÄGER, Michael METTE, Andreas PFENNIG, Hans-Jürgen BÄCKER
  • Patent number: 9577119
    Abstract: A solar module with a front side surface and a rear side surface, has a front side encapsulation element which forms the front side surface of the solar module, a multiplicity of solar cells which are connected electrically to one another, a rear side encapsulation element which forms the rear side surface of the solar module with a rear side surface plane and has a polymer plastic film, and at least one plug-in device connecting to a complementary structure. The plug-in device is at least partially laminated into the rear side encapsulation element, in the region of an overlapping section, wherein the rear site encapsulation element has an opening and the plug-in device is arranged at least partially in the opening. The plug-in device projects beyond the rear side surface plane of the solar module by a maximum of 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HANWHA Q.CELLS GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Pfennig, Maximilian Scherff
  • Patent number: 9315443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing an organic compound having one or more positive charges from an aqueous solution. Said method consists of the following steps a) the aqueous solution containing the organic compound, and a hydrophobic organic solution which contains a hydrophobic liquid cation exchanger having one or more negative charges and a negative total charge, are provided, b) the aqueous solution and the organic solution are brought into contact with each other and c) the organic solution is separated from the aqueous solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Erhardt, Thomas Haas, Martin Roos, Daniel Demicoli, Markus Poetter, Anja Schubert, Jan Christoph Pfeffer, Thomas Tacke, Harald Haeger, Andreas Pfennig, Marie-Dominique Przybylski-Freund
  • Publication number: 20140054224
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for removing an organic compound having one or more positive charges from an aqueous solution, comprising the steps a) provision of the aqueous solution comprising the organic compound and of a hydrophobic organic solution which comprises a liquid cation exchanger, where the liquid cation exchanger is hydrophobic, and where the liquid cation exchanger has one or more negative charges and an overall negative charge, b) contacting the aqueous solution and the organic solution, and c) separating off the organic solution from the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Erhardt, Thomas Haas, Martin Roos, Daniel Demicoli, Markus Pötter, Anja Schubert, Jan Christoph Pfeffer, Thomas Tacke, Harald Häger, Andreas Pfennig, Marie-Dominique Przybylski-Freund
  • Publication number: 20140039210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing an organic compound having one or more positive charges from an aqueous solution. Said method consists of the following steps a) the aqueous solution containing the organic compound, and a hydrophobic organic solution which contains a hydrophobic liquid cation exchanger having one or more negative charges and a negative total charge, are provided, b) the aqueous solution and the organic solution are brought into contact with each other and c) the organic solution is separated from the aqueous solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Erhardt, Thomas Haas, Martin Roos, Daniel Demicoli, Markus Poetter, Anja Schubert, Jan Christoph, Thomas Tacke, Harald Haeger, Andreas Pfennig, Marie-Dominique Przybylski-Freund
  • Publication number: 20130327372
    Abstract: A solar module with a front side surface and a rear side surface, has a front side encapsulation element which forms the front side surface of the solar module, a multiplicity of solar cells which are connected electrically to one another, a rear side encapsulation element which forms the rear side surface of the solar module with a rear side surface plane and has a polymer plastic film, and at least one plug-in device connecting to a complementary structure. The plug-in device is at least partially laminated into the rear side encapsulation element, in the region of an overlapping section, wherein the rear site encapsulation element has an opening and the plug-in device is arranged at least partially in the opening. The plug-in device projects beyond the rear side surface plane of the solar module by a maximum of 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Andreas PFENNIG, Maximilian SCHERFF
  • Publication number: 20120318351
    Abstract: A solar cell includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer, a first busbar, and a second busbar. Along a connecting line, the first busbar has contact pads which have a maximum width bImax, perpendicular to the connecting line and between which there is respectively located on the connecting line a current collecting area which makes contact with the contact pads in a contact area, having on both sides of the connecting line two outer points whose spacing perpendicular to the connecting line defines a maximum width bSmax of the current collecting area. Width b of the current collecting area and bImax<bSmax, starting from one contact pad up to an adjacent contact pad, decreases down to a minimum width bSmin between two inner points, and then increases up to the adjacent contact pad to a maximum width bSmax?.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Q-CELLS SE
    Inventors: Andreas Pfennig, Björn Faulwetter-Quandt, Andreas Hubert
  • Publication number: 20120042925
    Abstract: A solar cell string contains a solar cell (1), formed by a wafer substrate (10) having a flat electrode contact segment (11), having a further solar cell (2) disposed adjacent to the solar cell (1), formed by a further wafer substrate (20) having a further flat electrode contact segment (21) and at least one cell connector (3) having a cell connector width and a cell connector thickness (3d) oriented substantially perpendicular to the electrode contact segments (11, 21). The cell connector extends along an extension direction (E) from the electrode contact segment (11) of the solar cell (1) to the further electrode contact segment (21) of the further solar cell (2), wherein the cell connector (3) electrically connects electrodes of the solar cell (1) to further electrodes of the further solar cell (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: Q-CELLS SE
    Inventor: Andreas Pfennig