Patents by Inventor Thoralf HARDER

Thoralf HARDER 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: 20250126901
    Abstract: A method for repairing a solar panel with a front-side-encapsulating element and a rear-side-encapsulating element, said method comprising the following steps: a) applying an adhesive paste or liquid to the rear-side-encapsulating element; b) applying a covering layer to the adhesive paste or liquid, and c) hardening the adhesive paste or liquid. The invention also relates to a solar panel comprising a front-side-encapsulating element, a rear-side-encapsulating element, an adhesive layer on a side of the rear-side-encapsulating element facing away from the front-side-encapsulating element, and a covering layer on a side of the adhesive layer facing away from the front-side-encapsulating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Thoralf HARDER, Alexander GRIMM, Alexander HUSSACK, Marc DEWENTER, Michael QUINQUE, Andreas BECKER, Britta POHL-HAMPEL, Maximilian SCHURADE, Thomas GÖTTERMANN
  • Patent number: 12261234
    Abstract: A solar cell module and a method for operating a solar cell module. The solar cell module includes a plurality of strings which are each formed from a plurality of solar cells connected to one another in a series circuit, wherein each string is connected to a bypass circuit assigned thereto. The solar cell module is also characterized in that the bypass circuit has a switching element and is configured to reduce an electrical current inside the string by switching the switching element when a return current occurs within the associated string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH
    Inventors: Max Köntopp, Uwe Weigelt, Thoralf Harder, Carsten Baer
  • Publication number: 20240234604
    Abstract: A solar module, having: a panel-shaped front-face element and a panel-shaped rear-face element, an encapsulation material which is arranged between the front-face element and the rear-face element, a plurality of solar cells which are arranged between the front-face and the rear-face element and are encapsulated in an encapsulation volume so as to be weather-resistant by means of the front-face element, the rear-face element, and the encapsulation material surrounding the solar cells in the form of a laminate, and cell connectors which are arranged and designed such that the solar cells are electrically connected together. A metallization of the solar cells and/or the cell connectors are provided with a protective layer over the entire surface or over a large part of the surface thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Peter CLAWIN, Sven RISSLAND, Christian STELLING, Björn FAULWETTER QUANDT, Christian TAUBITZ, Ronny BAKOWSKIE, Henry PARUSEL, Thoralf HARDER, Sven THORMANN
  • Publication number: 20240056024
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes several cell rows of serially connected photovoltaic cells and one or more bypass components. The cell rows are arranged next to each other perpendicular to a current direction which is formed in the serially connected photovoltaic cells during operation and are connected in such a way that at least two adjacent cell rows comprise the same current direction. The one or more bypass components bypass at least one of the adjacent cell rows of the same current direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Michael METTE, Thoralf HARDER
  • Publication number: 20230046616
    Abstract: A solar cell module and a method for operating a solar cell module. The solar cell module includes a plurality of strings which are each formed from a plurality of solar cells connected to one another in a series circuit, wherein each string is connected to a bypass circuit assigned thereto. The solar cell module is also characterized in that the bypass circuit has a switching element and is configured to reduce an electrical current inside the string by switching the switching element when a return current occurs within the associated string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Max KÖNTOPP, Uwe WEIGELT, Thoralf HARDER, Carsten BAER
  • Publication number: 20200313015
    Abstract: A method for repairing a solar panel with a front-side-encapsulating element and a rear-side-encapsulating element, said method comprising the following steps: a) applying an adhesive paste or liquid to the rear-side-encapsulating element; b) applying a covering layer to the adhesive paste or liquid, and c) hardening the adhesive paste or liquid. The invention also relates to a solar panel comprising a front-side-encapsulating element, a rear-side-encapsulating element, an adhesive layer on a side of the rear-side-encapsulating element facing away from the front-side-encapsulating element, and a covering layer on a side of the adhesive layer facing away from the front-side-encapsulating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Thoralf HARDER, Alexander GRIMM, Alexander HUSSACK, Marc DEWENTER, Michael QUINQUE, Andreas BECKER, Britta POHL-HAMPEL, Maximilian SCHURADE, Thomas GÖTTERMANN