Patents by Inventor Lionel SICOT

Lionel SICOT 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).

  • Publication number: 20170222078
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module including a transparent first layer forming a front face, plural photovoltaic cells, and an assembly encapsulating the photovoltaic cells. The first layer includes plural plates independent from each other, each plate located opposite a photovoltaic cell. Rigidity of the encapsulating assembly is defined by a Young's modulus of encapsulation material greater than or equal to 75 MPa at ambient temperature and a thickness of the encapsulating assembly between 0.4 and 1 mm. The first layer includes at least one transparent polymer material of acrylic block copolymers or a composition including at least one acrylic block copolymer having formula (A)nB, in which: n is an integer greater than or equal to 1; A is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature greater than 50° C.; and B is an acrylic or methacrylic homo- or copolymer having a glass transition temperature less than 20° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Manuel HIDALGO, Julien GAUME, Stephane GUILLEREZ, Lionel SICOT
  • Publication number: 20170213926
    Abstract: A photovoltaic structure including an assembly of plural photovoltaic cells arranged side by side and electrically connected together, and an assembly encapsulating the plural photovoltaic cells. The encapsulating assembly and assembly of plural photovoltaic cells is situated between first and second layers, and a fixation layer situated between a circulable zone and a photovoltaic module, enabling adherence of the photovoltaic module to the circulable zone. The first layer includes at least one transparent polymer material and plural panels independent of each other, each panel situated facing at least one photovoltaic cell, to form a discontinuous front face of the photovoltaic module, and rigidity of the encapsulating assembly is defined by a Young's modulus of the encapsulation material greater than or equal to 75 MPa at ambient temperature and a thickness of the encapsulating assembly is between 0.4 and 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, COLAS
    Inventors: Julien GAUME, Eric COQUELLE, Jean-Luc GAUTIER, Stephane GUILLEREZ, Lionel SICOT
  • Publication number: 20170213925
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module including at least a transparent first layer forming a front face of the photovoltaic module to receive a light flux, an assembly of plural photovoltaic cells arranged side by side and connected together electrically, an assembly encapsulating the photovoltaic cells, and a second layer fo ming a rear face of the photovoltaic module. The encapsulating assembly and assembly of photovoltaic cells is located between the first and second layers. The first layer includes at least a transparent polymer material and plural plates independent from one another, each plate located opposite at least one photovoltaic cell, to form a discontinuous front face for the photovoltaic module. Rigidity of the encapsulating assembly is defined by a Young's modulus of the encapsulation material greater than or equal to 75 MPa at ambient temperature and a thickness of the encapsulating assembly is between 0.4 and 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Julien GAUME, Stephane GUILLEREZ, Lionel SICOT