Patents by Inventor Romain CARIOU

Romain CARIOU 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: 12046690
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module, having: a substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic structures that are electrically connected to one another and extend over the substrate, each of which comprises at least one photovoltaic cell, and a multilayer electrical connection structure sandwiched between the substrate and the plurality of photovoltaic structures, forming at least one bypass diode for each photovoltaic structure, each bypass diode having: two electrodes electrically connected to the terminals of opposite polarity of the corresponding photovoltaic structure, at least one of the two electrodes extending at least partially underneath the corresponding photovoltaic structure, and a semiconductor portion in contact with the two electrodes via two separate surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Thomas Guerin, Romain Cariou, Sébastien Noel
  • Patent number: 11908964
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating and inspecting a photovoltaic assembly including a base, at least one photovoltaic module, and at least one adhesion layer based on a crosslinkable polymer material. The method includes depositing the at least one adhesion layer on the base; an assembly step; a partial crosslinking step; an electrical connection step; inspecting for mechanical and electrical functioning; in the event of correct functioning being detected, a crosslinking finalization step; in the event of incorrect functioning being detected removing at least one defective photovoltaic module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Philippe Voarino, Romain Cariou
  • Publication number: 20230187568
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module, having: a substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic structures that are electrically connected to one another and extend over the substrate, each of which comprises at least one photovoltaic cell, and a multilayer electrical connection structure sandwiched between the substrate and the plurality of photovoltaic structures, forming at least one bypass diode for each photovoltaic structure, each bypass diode having: two electrodes electrically connected to the terminals of opposite polarity of the corresponding photovoltaic structure, at least one of the two electrodes extending at least partially underneath the corresponding photovoltaic structure, and a semiconductor portion in contact with the two electrodes via two separate surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Thomas GUERIN, Romain CARIOU, Sébastien NOEL
  • Patent number: 11574807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a semiconductor material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer, said process comprising the steps of preparation of the surface of a first substrate to receive a monocrystalline silicon layer; deposition by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) of a layer of monocrystalline silicon by epitaxial growth with a growth rate gradient on the silicon layer monocrystalline obtained in step (i); and epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline layer of a semiconductor material on the monocrystalline silicon layer obtained in step (ii), to thus obtain a material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer. The invention also relates to a multilayer material comprising a monocrystalline layer of semiconductor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE D'ILE DE FRANCE (IPVF), ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, TOTALENERGIES SE, ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Père Roca I Cabaroccas, Wanghua Chen, Romain Cariou
  • Publication number: 20230006079
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating and inspecting a photovoltaic assembly including a base, at least one photovoltaic module, and at least one adhesion layer based on a crosslinkable polymer material. The method includes depositing the at least one adhesion layer on the base; an assembly step; a partial crosslinking step; an electrical connection step; inspecting for mechanical and electrical functioning; in the event of correct functioning being detected, a crosslinking finalization step; in the event of incorrect functioning being detected removing at least one defective photovoltaic module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Philippe VOARINO, Romain CARIOU
  • Publication number: 20200395212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a semiconductor material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer, said process comprising the steps of preparation of the surface of a first substrate to receive a monocrystalline silicon layer; deposition by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) of a layer of monocrystalline silicon by epitaxial growth with a growth rate gradient on the silicon layer monocrystalline obtained in step (i); and epitaxial growth of a monocrystalline layer of a semiconductor material on the monocrystalline silicon layer obtained in step (ii), to thus obtain a material comprising at least one entirely monocrystalline semiconductor layer. The invention also relates to a multilayer material comprising a monocrystalline layer of semiconductor material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: Centre national de la recherche scientifique, INSTITUT PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE D'lLE DE FRANCE (IPVF), ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE, TOTAL SA, ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Père ROCA I CABAROCCAS, Wanghua CHEN, Romain CARIOU