Patents by Inventor Tamir Lance
Tamir Lance 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).
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Publication number: 20200266759Abstract: Photovoltaic panels may be aggregated in various ways and may be aggregated with the use of a backplane where the backplane comprises electrical connectors positioned to electrically connect the PV panels. The PV panels may have various sizes and shapes and may overlap one or more other PV panels or PV panels being aggregated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: SunPower CorporationInventors: David C. Okawa, Zachary S. Judkins, Tamir Lance, Tyler D. Newman, Thierry H. Nguyen, Ryan Reagan
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Patent number: 10741703Abstract: Solar devices and methods for producing solar devices are disclosed. In some examples, a solar device includes solar cells arranged in a shingled manner such that adjacent long edges of adjacent ones of the solar cells overlap. The adjacent long edges have a non-linear shape that has protruding portions. The solar device includes contact pads arranged in the protruding portions of the adjacent long edges such that the contact pads of the adjacent ones of the solar cells are electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: SunPower CorporationInventors: Nathaniel Alexis Caswell, Maritza Ruiz, Tamir Lance, Nathan Beckett, David DeGraaff
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Publication number: 20200153384Abstract: Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Brian Wares, David C. Okawa, Tamir Lance
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Patent number: 10581372Abstract: Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SunPower CorporationInventors: Brian Wares, David C. Okawa, Tamir Lance
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Publication number: 20190386608Abstract: Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Brian Wares, David C. Okawa, Tamir Lance
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Publication number: 20190312163Abstract: Metallization of semiconductor substrates using a laser beam, and the resulting structures, e.g., micro-electronic devices, semiconductor substrates and/or solar cells, solar cell circuit, solar cell strings, and solar cell arrays are described. A solar cell string can include a plurality of solar cells. The plurality of solar cells can include a substrate and a plurality of semiconductor regions disposed in or above the substrate. A plurality of conductive contact structures is electrically connected to the plurality semiconductor regions. Each conductive contact structure includes a locally deposited metal portion disposed in contact with a corresponding one of the semiconductor regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Pei Hsuan Lu, Benjamin I. Hsia, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, Lewis C. Abra, George G. Correos, Marc Robinson, Paul W. Loscutoff, Ryan Reagan, David Okawa, Tamir Lance, Thierry Nguyen
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Publication number: 20190312159Abstract: Reconfigurable PV panels can have features that include cut lines for separating full panels into smaller subpanels, connector ribbons for assembling several reconfigurable PV panels into a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array and can be stacked upon each other and unstacked by rotating them about a shared connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: SunPower CorporationInventors: Zachary S. Judkins, David C. Okawa, Brian S. Wares, Tamir Lance, Patrick L. Chapman
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Publication number: 20190312166Abstract: A method of fabricating solar cell, solar laminate and/or solar module string is provided. The method may include: locating a metal foil over a plurality of semiconductor substrates; exposing the metal foil to laser beam over selected portions of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, wherein exposing the metal foil to the laser beam forms a plurality conductive contact structures having of locally deposited metal portion electrically connecting the metal foil to the semiconductor substrates at the selected portions; and selectively removing portions of the metal foil, wherein remaining portions of the metal foil extend between at least two of the plurality of semiconductor substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Pei Hsuan Lu, Benjamin I. Hsia, David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse, David C. Okawa, David F. Kavulak, Lewis C. Abra, George G. Correos, Richard Hamilton Sewell, Ryan Reagan, Tamir Lance, Thierry Nguyen
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Publication number: 20190081198Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Ratson MORAD, Gilad ALMOGY, Itai SUEZ, Jean HUMMEL, Nathan BECKETT, Yafu LIN, John GANNON, Michael J. STARKEY, Robert STUART, Tamir LANCE, Dan MAYDAN
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Publication number: 20190051789Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Ratson MORAD, Gilad ALMOGY, Itai SUEZ, Jean HUMMEL, Nathan BECKETT, Yafu LIN, John GANNON, Michael J. STARKEY, Robert STUART, Tamir LANCE, Dan MAYDAN
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Publication number: 20180366604Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module. Rear surface electrical connections between solar cells in electrically parallel super cells provide alternative current paths (i.e., detours) through the solar module around damaged, shaded, or otherwise underperforming solar cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Ratson MORAD, Gilad ALMOGY, Tamir LANCE, Nathan BECKETT
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Publication number: 20180331652Abstract: A folding photovoltaic (PV) panel is described. The folding PV panel may include several subpanels interconnected by a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may include a first section, a second section, and a third section between the first and second sections. The first section of the hinge assembly may couple to a first subpanel and the second section of the hinge assembly may couple to a second subpanel. The folding PV panel may include at least one electrical conductor extending from the first subpanel to the second subpanel. The at least one electrical conductor may be located in the hinge assembly or in a cabling assembly bridging a channel defined by edges of the first and second subpanels and the third section of the hinge assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: David OKAWA, John Paul KAPLA, Brian WARES, Laurence B. MACKLER, Tamir LANCE, Ryan REAGAN, Alexander F. KELLER, Hikaru IWASAKA, Gabriela Elena BUNEA
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Publication number: 20180323333Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Ratson MORAD, Gilad ALMOGY, Itai SUEZ, Jean HUMMEL, Nathan BECKETT, Yafu LIN, John GANNON, Michael J. STARKEY, Robert STUART, Tamir LANCE, Dan MAYDAN
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Publication number: 20180315874Abstract: This specification describes automated reel processes for producing solar modules and solar module reels. In some examples, a method includes receiving a continuous feed of photovoltaic devices on a photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes locating and bypassing one or more defective photovoltaic devices on the photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes installing bussing for the photovoltaic devices on the photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes feeding the photovoltaic device sheet to an encapsulation system to output a photovoltaic module sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Cameron Hosken, David Okawa, Thierry Nguyen, Tamir Lance, Jason Kalus
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Publication number: 20180316302Abstract: This specification describes angled polymer solar modules, methods for producing angled polymer solar modules, and methods for installing angled polymer solar modules. In some examples, a method includes producing a flat polymer sheet including one or more photovoltaic cells. The method includes applying force to the flat polymer sheet to curve the flat polymer sheet in at least one region, forming an angled polymer sheet from the flat polymer sheet. The method includes mounting the angled polymer sheet on a roof deck such that the photovoltaic cells are angled with respect to the roof deck by virtue of the at least one region being curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: David Okawa, Tamir Lance, Gabriela Bunea, Brian Wares, Zachary Judkins
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Patent number: 10090430Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency. The front surface metallization patterns on the solar cells may be configured to enable single step stencil printing, which is facilitated by the overlapping configuration of the solar cells in the super cells. A solar photovoltaic system may comprise two or more such high voltage solar cell modules electrically connected in parallel with each other and to an inverter. Solar cell cleaving tools and solar cell cleaving methods apply a vacuum between bottom surfaces of a solar cell wafer and a curved supporting surface to flex the solar cell wafer against the curved supporting surface and thereby cleave the solar cell wafer along one or more previously prepared scribe lines to provide a plurality of solar cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SunPower CorporationInventors: Ratson Morad, Gilad Almogy, Itai Suez, Jean Hummel, Nathan Beckett, Yafu Lin, John Gannon, Michael J. Starkey, Robert Stuart, Tamir Lance, Dan Maydan
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Patent number: 10084104Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module. Rear surface electrical connections between solar cells in electrically parallel super cells provide alternative current paths (i.e., detours) through the solar module around damaged, shaded, or otherwise underperforming solar cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: SunPower CorporationInventors: Ratson Morad, Gilad Almogy, Tamir Lance, Nathan Beckett
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Publication number: 20180033902Abstract: Solar devices and methods for producing solar devices are disclosed. In some examples, a solar device includes solar cells arranged in a shingled manner such that adjacent long edges of adjacent ones of the solar cells overlap. The adjacent long edges have a non-linear shape that has protruding portions. The solar device includes contact pads arranged in the protruding portions of the adjacent long edges such that the contact pads of the adjacent ones of the solar cells are electrically connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Nathaniel Alexis Caswell, Maritza Ruiz, Tamir Lance, Nathan Beckett, David DeGraaff
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Publication number: 20170213929Abstract: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Tamir Lance, Nathan Beckett, Gilad Almogy, David B. DeGraaff
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Patent number: D879031Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SUNPOWER CORPORATIONInventors: Tamir Lance, David Okawa, Ryan Reagan, Brian Wares, Laurence Mackler, Hikaru Iwasaka, Alexander Keller