Patents by Inventor Bart Elger Pieters

Bart Elger Pieters 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).

  • Circuit configuration for power generation comprising series-connected solar cells having bypass diodes
    Patent number: 11569400
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module which is technically easy to manufacture and has a plurality of solar cells arranged one behind the other and electrically connected in series, wherein a bypass diode for electrical bypassing is electrically connected in parallel with each solar cell, wherein the bypass diodes are arranged one behind the other, wherein each solar cell and each bypass diode comprises a photovoltaically active layer, a lower electrically conductive layer and an upper electrically conductive layer both of which adjoin the photovoltaically active layer, characterized in that each bypass diode is arranged between solar cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventor: Bart Elger Pieters
  • CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION FOR POWER GENERATION COMPRISING SERIES-CONNECTED SOLAR CELLS HAVING BYPASS DIODES
    Publication number: 20220069147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solar module which is technically easy to manufacture and has a plurality of solar cells arranged one behind the other and electrically connected in series, wherein a bypass diode for electrical bypassing is electrically connected in parallel with each solar cell, wherein the bypass diodes are arranged one behind the other, wherein each solar cell and each bypass diode comprises a photovoltaically active layer, a lower electrically conductive layer and an upper electrically conductive layer both of which adjoin the photovoltaically active layer, characterized in that each bypass diode is arranged between solar cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Bart Elger Pieters