Contact, Coating, Or Surface Geometry Patents (Class 136/256)
  • Patent number: 12274096
    Abstract: A flexible photovoltaic (PV) cell having enhanced properties of mechanical impact absorption, includes: a semiconductor wafer that is freestanding and carrier-less; having a thickness, and having a first surface, and a having second surface that is opposite to that first surface; and non-transcending gaps within the semiconductor wafer. Each non-transcending gap penetrates from the first surface towards the second surface, but reaches to a depth of between 50 to 99 percent of the thickness of the semiconductor wafer, and does not reach said second surface. Each non-transcending gap does not entirely penetrate through an entirety of the thickness of the semiconductor wafer. The semiconductor wafer maintains between 1 to 50 percent of the thickness of the semiconductor wafer as an intact and non-penetrated thin layer of semiconductor wafer that remains intact and non-penetrated by the non-transcending gaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SOLARPAINT LTD.
    Inventors: Eran Maimon, Ramon Joseph Albalak, Oded Rozenberg, Esther Westreich
  • Patent number: 12253023
    Abstract: A turbine engine for an aircraft. The turbine engine includes a combustor and a steam system. Fuel and steam are injected into the combustor to mix with compressed air to generate a fuel and air mixture. The fuel and air mixture is combusted in the combustor to generate combustion gases. The steam system is fluidly coupled to the combustor as the steam source to provide steam to the combustor. The steam system includes a hot gas path and a steam hot gas path component. The hot gas path is fluidly coupled to the combustor to receive the combustion gases and to route the combustion gases through the steam system. The steam hot gas path component includes a wall having a combustion-gas-facing surface facing the hot gas path and a hydrophobic coating formed on the combustion-gas-facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arthur W. Sibbach, Rajesh Kumar, Jeffrey D. Rambo
  • Patent number: 12224367
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. In a case where a photoluminescence spectrum of the photoelectric conversion layer is measured at a temperature of 100 K or lower, a first maximum value (A) which is a maximum value of emission intensity in a wavelength range of more than 650 nm and 1000 nm or less is 100 times or less of a second maximum value (B) which is a maximum value of emission intensity in a wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 650 nm or less (A?100B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichiro Shibasaki, Mutsuki Yamazaki, Naoyuki Nakagawa, Sara Yoshio, Kazushige Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12211950
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a solar cell and a back contact structure thereof, a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic system. The back contact structure includes a first doped region having an opposite polarity to a silicon substrate and a second doped region having a same polarity as the silicon substrate. An isolation region is arranged between the first doped region and the second doped region. The protective region arranged on the first doped region includes an insulation layer and a third doped layer having a same polarity as the second doped region. An opening is provided in the protective region to connect the first conductive layer to the first doped region. In the present invention, scratches caused by belt transmission in an existing cell fabrication process is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SOLARLAB AIKO EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Wenli Xu, Kaifu Qiu, Yongqian Wang, Xinqiang Yang
  • Patent number: 12206035
    Abstract: To provide a solar cell module excellent in design property and weather resistance, a method for producing it, and a building exterior wall material using it. The solar cell module of the present invention comprises, from the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell module, a cover glass, a first encapsulant layer, a design layer, a second encapsulant layer and solar cells in this order, the first encapsulant layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, the first encapsulant layer has a thickness of from 50 to 2,000 ?m, and the design layer contains a fluororesin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Yu Onozaki, Tomohiro Sakai, Yasuo Sugawara, Yuichi Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 12199205
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for the localized capture, storage and specialized use of power generated from natural sources, such as solar power or hydropower. The apparatus can be used, for example, on a deck or a side of a marine vessel, or on a land-based structure, where there is a requirement for power generation and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: GRAFMARINE LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Leigh
  • Patent number: 12151229
    Abstract: Zirconium doped terbium nano oxides (ZrTb2O3). The nano oxides can have an average diameter ranging from about 17 nm to about 22 nm. The nano oxides can be used as a photocatalyst for photodegradation of organic dyes. In an embodiment, the organic dyes include textile wastewater dyes. In an embodiment, the textile wastewater dyes include methylene blue (MB) and/or Congo Red (CR). In an embodiment, the zirconium doped terbium nano oxides (ZrTb2O3) can be prepared by a dual co-precipitation and calcination method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mai Mostafa Khalaf Ali, Hany Mohamed Abd El-Lateef Ahmed, Mohamed Salaheldeen, Ahmed M. Abu-Dief, Zeid M. Owidah
  • Patent number: 12148846
    Abstract: A solar cell and a manufacturing method of the solar cell are provided. The solar cell includes a silicon substrate, the silicon substrate is deposited with a plurality of fine-grids, the plurality of fine-grids have ohmic contact with the silicon substrate; a plurality of main-grids are disposed on the silicon substrate; the plurality of main-grids intersect and electrically contact with the plurality of fine-grids; at least a part of the plurality of main-grids is formed by sintering an electrode slurry. The plurality of fine-grids and the plurality of main-grids are formed by a combination of a high temperature metallization (sintering) and a low temperature metallization (depositing), to overcome a high cost by using screen printing of silver slurry, in addition, due to the plurality of fine-grids having ohmic contact with the silicon substrate, the solar cell has advantages of small contact resistance and high current collection efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Li, Hongbo Tong, Hongchao Zhang, Jiyu Liu
  • Patent number: 12125931
    Abstract: A tandem solar cell is provided. The tandem solar cell includes: a light absorbing layer group, including an excitation layer, a first electron transport layer group provided on a first side of the excitation layer and a first hole transport layer group provided on a second side of the excitation layer; a heterojunction layer group, where the heterojunction layer group includes a first side being a second electron transport layer in contact with the first hole transport layer group, and a second side being a second hole transport layer; a reflection layer is provided on a side of the second hole transport layer; and the reflection layer reflects sunlight irradiated thereon through the light absorbing layer group and the heterojunction layer group into the tandem solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING ZENITHNANO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuchun Zhang, Shudong Zhong
  • Patent number: 12125932
    Abstract: A stacked solar cell is provided. The stacked solar cell comprises: a light absorption layer group comprising an excitation layer, a first electron transport layer group provided on a first side surface of the excitation layer, and a first hole transport layer group provided on a second side surface of the excitation layer; and a heterojunction layer group, wherein a second electron transport layer is provided as a first side surface of the heterojunction layer group and is in contact with the first hole transport layer group, and a second hole transport layer is provided as a second side surface of the heterojunction layer group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING ZENITHNANO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuchun Zhang, Shudong Zhong
  • Patent number: 12120895
    Abstract: The solar cell of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an intermediate layer, a hole transport layer, and a second electrode in this order, wherein the hole transport layer includes a hole transport material and an oxidant, the photoelectric conversion layer includes a perovskite compound containing iodine, and the intermediate layer includes at least one selected from the group consisting of bromide, chloride, and fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taisuke Matsui, Takeyuki Sekimoto, Takashi Nishihara, Teruaki Yamamoto, Ryusuke Uchida
  • Patent number: 12107176
    Abstract: A back-contact solar cell having a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer in a first region on a back side of a semiconductor substrate, and a second conductivity-type semiconductor layer in a second region and the first region on the back side. In the first region, an intrinsic semiconductor layer and the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers are stacked successively on the back side. In the second region, the intrinsic semiconductor layer and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer are stacked on the back side. In a boundary region between the first and second regions, an insulating layer, and the first and second conductivity-type semiconductor layers, are stacked successively on the back side, with the intrinsic semiconductor layer disposed between the layers and the back side. The insulating layer is interposed between the first conductivity-type semiconductor layer in the first region and the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsunori Konishi, Kunihiro Nakano
  • Patent number: 12100772
    Abstract: A solar cell design includes fabricating one or more gridlines for extracting photo-current on a front surface of the solar cell, wherein each of the gridlines is a metal grid and a cap layer, and at least a portion of the metal grid is deposited on the cap layer; and controlling an alignment of the metal grid relative to the cap layer, and a width of the cap layer relative to a width of the metal grid, so that a minimum cap edge offset distance value is about 1 ?m or more. The alignment of the metal grid relative to the cap layer and the width of the cap layer relative to the width of the metal grid are controlled at areas on the front surface of the solar cell opposite where welding occurs on a back-side of the solar cell. The alignments and widths of the metal grid relative to the cap layer are controlled by a photomask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Philip T. Chiu, Peter Hebert, Uming T. Jeng, Christopher M. Fetzer, Moran Haddad, Dennis G. Hom, Joseph P. O'Day
  • Patent number: 12071558
    Abstract: The present invention relates a photovoltaic module comprising a protective front layer element, an encapsulation layer element, a photovoltaic cell element and a protective back layer element, whereby at least one of the protective elements comprises glass; wherein the encapsulation layer element comprises a polymer composition (I) comprising at least the following components: (A) 97.00 to 99.99 wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Hellström, Francis Costa, Bert Broeders, Jeroen Oderkerk
  • Patent number: 12016244
    Abstract: An asymmetric organic photovoltaic acceptor material in an A-D-D?-A type is provided. A backbone containing noncovalent conformational lock is co-constructed with alkoxyindenothiophene and cyclopentadithiophene two-electron donor (D-D?) unit, and the ends are modified with fluorine- and chlorine-atom-substituted 3-(dicyanomethylidene)inden-1-one. The acceptor containing only a simple condensed ring has multiple advantages such as a coplanar backbone, low energy disorder, and J-aggregation tendency, and this type of asymmetric small-molecule acceptor has a controllably adjustable optical bandgap in the range of 1.30-1.45 eV, which is capable of combining with most donor materials to construct highly efficient binary bulk heterojunction organic solar cell. When the donor material is polymer PM6, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the binary organic solar cells (OSCs) device is as high as 13.67%, with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.85 eV and energy loss (Eloss) is only 0.50 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Weiguo Zhu, Jianing Zhu, Hua Tan, Mengbing Zhu, Rulin Hao
  • Patent number: 12015379
    Abstract: A device for electrically contacting a solar cell during the measurement of electrical characteristics of the solar cell, which has a plurality of finger electrodes on its surface, has at least one measuring strip that has at least one contact terminal for electrically contacting a solar cell test device and that extends between two measuring-strip end portions in a measuring-strip extension direction. The measuring strip has a plurality of loop-like or hook-like contact spring portions formed integrally with the measuring strip, which are positioned on the measuring strip along the measuring-strip extension direction. The contact has at least one finger electrode by spring-elastic mechanical contact, when the measuring strip is placed on the surface of the solar cell. A measuring frame includes opposing frame-edge struts, which engages, using the frame-edge struts, around an area that is greater than or equal to a solar cell to be measured, and in which the measuring strip is braced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: WAVELABS SOLAR METROLOGY SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Sascha Esefelder, Falk Wildgrube, Torsten Brammer, Wolfgang Zemitzsch
  • Patent number: 12009438
    Abstract: Foil trim approaches for the foil-based metallization of solar cells and the resulting solar cells are described. For example, a method involves attaching a metal foil sheet to a metallized surface of an underlying supported wafer to provide a unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer. Subsequent to attaching the metal foil sheet, a portion of the metal foil sheet is laser scribed from above to form a groove in the metal foil sheet. Subsequent to laser scribing the metal foil sheet, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is rotated to provide the metal sheet below the wafer. Subsequent to the rotating, the unified pairing of the metal foil sheet and the wafer is placed on a chuck with the metal sheet below the wafer. The metal foil sheet is torn at least along the groove to trim the metal foil sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Pass, Gabriel Harley
  • Patent number: 11978811
    Abstract: A solar cell covered with a transparent plate through a predetermined gap includes a flexible power generating layer which photoelectrically converts light incident thereon through the transparent plate, a resin layer covering a light receiving surface of the power generating layer, and an adhesion preventing layer covering the surface of the resin layer and facing the transparent plate through the gap. The adhesion preventing layer is made of an inorganic material and has a surface roughness Sz of 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less. Thus, the outermost surface of the solar cell is constituted by the adhesion preventing layer, so that no tack mark occurs even when partial contact occurs between the solar cell and the transparent plate which face each other through the gap. As a result, it is possible to prevent deterioration in appearance due to the tack mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kanemaru, Kouhei Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11964258
    Abstract: Zirconium doped terbium nano oxides (ZrTb2O3). The nano oxides can have an average diameter ranging from about 17 nm to about 22 nm. The nano oxides can be used as a photocatalyst for photodegradation of organic dyes. In an embodiment, the organic dyes include textile wastewater dyes. In an embodiment, the textile wastewater dyes include methylene blue (MB) and/or Congo Red (CR). In an embodiment, the zirconium doped terbium nano oxides (ZrTb2O3) can be prepared by a dual co-precipitation and calcination method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mai Mostafa Khalaf Ali, Hany Mohamed Abd El-Lateef Ahmed, Mohamed Salaheldeen, Ahmed M. Abu-Dief, Zeid M. Owidah
  • Patent number: 11908958
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a solar cell including metallization techniques and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, forming a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region on the back side of a substrate. A first conductive busbar can be formed above the first semiconductor region. A first portion of a second conductive busbar can be formed above the second semiconductor region. A second portion of the second conductive busbar can be formed above the second semiconductor region, where a separation region separates the second portion and the first portion of the second conductive busbar. A third conductive busbar can be formed above the first semiconductor region. A first conductive bridge can be formed above the separation region, where the first conductive bridge electrically connects the first conductive busbar to the third conductive busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventors: Matthieu Minault Reich, Seung Bum Rim
  • Patent number: 11894478
    Abstract: A flexible assembly with a stainless steel mesh packaging structure includes a flexible back plate, a first hot melt adhesive, a solar cell string, a stainless steel mesh, a second hot melt adhesive, and a flexible front plate. The flexible back plate and the flexible front plate are respectively arranged on the outer surface of the first hot melt adhesive and the outer surface of the second hot melt adhesive, and the solar cell string and the stainless steel mesh are arranged between the first hot melt adhesive and the second hot melt adhesive. The stainless steel mesh is arranged at partial or all positions around the outer edge of the solar cell string and is continuously distributed or separately distributed. The stainless steel mesh is arranged around the solar cell string to further strengthen the strength of the flexible assembly and improve the tearing resistance of the flexible assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GOLDEN SOLAR (QUANZHOU) NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin-Wang Chiu
  • Patent number: 11888444
    Abstract: Photovoltaic thermal (PVT) apparatus 10 combines a photovoltaic panel (PV) panel 24 and solar air heater (SAH). The SAH includes body 12 with hollow interior 14 defining ducts 16a, 18a for air inlet 16 and air return 18. Jets 22 provide air to convey heat from the PV panel underside. Spaces between the jets provide drains 26 for warmed air to flow away. Flow modifiers/deflectors 124 can guide the airflow. A fan 42 pushes ambient air into the inlet 16 via air handling unit (AHU) 50. Return warm air flows via the AHU to escape via the ambient exhaust 40. A combined thermal transfer and storage unit 52 determines whether air from the PVT panel(s) diverts to the interior space. For cooler ambient conditions, the PVT apparatus can radiate heat to return cooled air into the space. The PVT apparatus can harvest condensation, heat/cool pools and industrial processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sunovate Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Glen Lee Ryan
  • Patent number: 11845682
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to water desalination. In one aspect, a method includes generating a diluted draw solution using forward osmosis. Wastewater is on a first side of an osmotic membrane and a draw solution is on a second side of the osmotic membrane. The draw solution comprises a mixture of water and an ionic liquid. Water in the wastewater diffuses across the osmotic membrane to the draw solution to form the diluted draw solution. The diluted draw solution is heated using a photonic heater to a temperature above a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the ionic liquid to phase separate the diluted draw solution into the ionic liquid and treated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: the Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert Kostecki, Ravi S. Prasher, Akanksha K. Menon, Andrew Z. Haddad, Jeffrey J. Urban
  • Patent number: 11843063
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a back contact solar cell comprising: a first conductive type semiconductor substrate having a front surface and a rear surface of a texturing structure; an oxide layer formed on the front surface of the substrate; at least one first conductive type semiconductor region and second conductive type semiconductor region alternatively formed at predetermined intervals on the rear surface of the substrate; an oxide layer formed on the remaining rear surface of the substrate except for the first conductive type semiconductor region and the second conductive type semiconductor region; and electrodes formed on each of the first conductive type semiconductor region and the second conductive type semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Shangrao Jinko solar Technology Development Co., LTD
    Inventors: Hwa Nyeon Kim, Ju Hwan Yun, Jong Hwan Kim, Bum Sung Kim, Il Hyoung Jung, Jin Ah Kim
  • Patent number: 11844228
    Abstract: A leaf inspired biomimetic light trapping scheme for ultrathin flexible graphene silicon Schottky junction solar cell. An all-dielectric approach comprising of lossless silica and titania nanoparticles is used for mimicking the two essential light trapping mechanisms of a leaf: (1) focusing and waveguiding and (2) scattering. The light trapping scheme uses two optically tuned layers and does not require any nano-structuring of the active silicon substrate, thereby ensuring that the optical gain is not offset due to recombination losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Tania Roy, Sonali Das
  • Patent number: 11824127
    Abstract: When a solar wavelength conversion material (solar spectral wavelength converter) produced based on a low-cost aluminum material having an ultraviolet ray absorption spectrum and a visible light emitting spectrum is positioned between a solar cell and an encapsulant of the front surface of the solar cell on which solar light is incident, photocurrent conversion efficiency of the solar cell may be improved by inducing a down-conversion effect and an anti-reflective coating effect at the same time, thereby increasing light-generated current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HANWHA TOTAL PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kise Kim, Dohoon Lee, Hosik Chang
  • Patent number: 11804559
    Abstract: A solar cell module according to the present disclosure includes a photoelectric converter, a collector electrode electrically connected to the photoelectric converter, and a wiring material (3) electrically connected to the collector electrode, wherein the collector electrode includes: a first electrode film (9A) formed on a photoelectric converter side; and a second electrode film (9B) formed on at least a wiring material side of the first electrode film (9A) so that part of a surface of the first electrode film (9A) on the wiring material side is exposed, and wherein the collector electrode and the wiring material (3) are electrically connected to each other with solder (11) connected to the part of the surface of the first electrode film (9A) exposed from the second electrode film (9B) and to a surface of the second electrode film (9B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: KANEKA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Fukuda
  • Patent number: 11767221
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing isolated graphene sheets directly from a carbon/graphite precursor. The method comprises: (a) providing a mass of halogenated aromatic molecules selected from halogenated petroleum heavy oil or pitch, coal tar pitch, polynuclear hydrocarbon, or a combination thereof; (b) heat treating this mass at a first temperature of 25 to 300° C. in the presence of a catalyst and optionally at a second temperature of 300-3,200° C. to form graphene domains dispersed in a disordered matrix of carbon or hydrocarbon molecules, and (c) separating and isolating the planes of hexagonal carbon atoms or fused aromatic rings to recover graphene sheets from the disordered matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Global Graphene Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Aruna Zhamu, Bor Z. Jang
  • Patent number: 11764313
    Abstract: Provided is a photovoltaic solar cell, a solar cell module and a manufacturing process. The photovoltaic solar cell includes a silicon substrate, and a passivation layer located on at least one surface of the silicon substrate. An electrode, an electrode pad and an extension line are printed on at least one surface of the silicon substrate. The electrode includes a busbar and a finger crossed with each other, and the finger is in contact with the silicon substrate. Two ends of the extension line are respectively connected to the busbar and the electrode pad, and the extension line is in contact with the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Shanghai Jinko Green Energy Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xunlei Yan, Kun Yu, Changming Liu, Xinyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11764322
    Abstract: A beta-voltaic device made up of silica covered scintillating particles incorporated within an isotope absorbing layer to produce an improved power source. Lost beta particles are converted to UV light which is also converted to power in a beta-voltaic converter. The addition of the scintillating particles effectively increases the power efficiency of a BV device while maintaining the slim profile and smaller size of the power source. This arrangement makes possible implementation in space, defense, intelligence, medical implants, marine biology and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Lance R. Hubbard, Gary J. Sevigny, Radha K. Motkuri
  • Patent number: 11742445
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of colored solar cells or colored solar cell modules containing a colored polymer film with oriented effect pigments, and colored solar cells or colored solar cell modules prepared by this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Hunger, Sebastian Barth, Laurent Deloux
  • Patent number: 11742438
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell having a P-type silicon substrate wherein one main surface is a light-receiving surface and another is a backside, a plurality of back surface electrodes formed on a part of the backside, an N-type layer in at least a part of the light-receiving surface, and contact areas in which the substrate contacts the electrodes; wherein the P-type silicon substrate is a silicon substrate doped with gallium and has a resistivity of 2.5 ?·cm or less; and a back surface electrode pitch Prm [mm] of contact areas in which the P-type silicon substrate is in contact with the back surface electrodes and the resistivity Rsub [?·cm] of the substrate satisfy the relation represented by the following formula (1). log(Rsub)??log(Prm)+1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Otsuka
  • Patent number: 11695089
    Abstract: A solar cell module is provided. The solar cell module includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposite the first substrate, a cell unit disposed between the first and second substrates, a first thermosetting resin layer disposed between the cell unit and the first substrate, a first thermoplastic resin layer disposed between the cell unit and the first thermosetting resin layer, a second thermosetting resin layer disposed between the cell unit and the second substrate, and a second thermoplastic resin layer disposed between the cell unit and the second thermosetting resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Min-Tsung Kuan, Wen-Hsien Wang, Yi-Chun Liu, Hsin-Hsin Hsieh, Chiou-Chu Lai
  • Patent number: 11626527
    Abstract: Provided is a solar cell including a first electrode, a second electrode, a light-absorbing layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an intermediate layer located between the light-absorbing layer and at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-absorbing layer contains a perovskite compound represented by a chemical formula ASnX3 (where A is a monovalent cation and X is a halogen anion). The intermediate layer is in contact with the light-absorbing layer. The at least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has light-transmissive property. The intermediate layer contains at least one selected from the group consisting of (4-(1?,5?-dihydro-1?-methyl-2?H-[5,6]fullereno-C60-Ih[1,9-c]pyrrol-2?-yl)benzoic acid) and fullerene C60.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Yokoyama, Kenji Kawano, Yumi Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11616155
    Abstract: To provide a cover glass for a solar cell module which can sufficiently maintain the power generation efficiency of a solar cell module, even when a design is imparted to the entire surface of the cover glass so as to make solar cells be invisible from the outside, and a solar cell module. To provide a cover glass 14 to be bonded on light-receiving surfaces 16A and 16B of solar cells 16 via an encapsulant material 18, which has a visible transmittance of from 0% to 60% and an average infrared transmittance of from 20% to 100%, which is a value calculated by simply averaging transmittances at 5 nm intervals in an infrared region at a wavelength of from 780 nm to 1,500 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignees: AGC Inc., AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Tomohiro Sakai, Tetsuji Irie, Yu Onozaki, Aichi Inoue, Manabu Nishizawa, Hiroyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11594646
    Abstract: In an example, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a solar module. The method includes providing a substrate member having a surface region, the surface region comprising a spatial region, a first end strip comprising a first edge region and a first interior region, the first interior region comprising a first bus bar, a plurality of strips, a second end strip comprising a second edge region and a second interior region, the second edge region comprising a second bus bar, the first end strip, the plurality of strips, and the second end strip arranged in parallel to each other and occupying the spatial region such that the first end strip, the second end strip, and the plurality of strips consists of a total number of five (5) strips. The method includes separating each of the plurality of strips, arranging the plurality of strips in a string configuration, and using the string in the solar module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Solaria Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin R. Gibson
  • Patent number: 11590531
    Abstract: An optical element is provided. The optical element includes a substrate; a plurality of metal grids formed on the substrate; an oxide layer formed on the substrate between the plurality of metal grids; and a plurality of organic layers formed on the plurality of metal grids, wherein the width of the organic layer is greater than the width of the metal grid, and there is at least one gap between the organic layer and the oxide layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Sheng-Chuan Cheng, Huang-Jen Chen, Chi-Han Lin, Han-Lin Wu
  • Patent number: 11594381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for producing a laminate to be used as a light-transmissive electrode layer and an N-type semiconductor layer of a wet or solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a light-transmissive electrode layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and a facing electrode in this order. In said method, a member to be used as the light-transmissive electrode layer is cathode-polarized in a treatment solution containing a Ti component so as to form a titanium oxide layer to be used as the N-type semiconductor layer on said member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: JFE Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Mikito Suto, Hiroyuki Masuoka, Akira Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 11588061
    Abstract: A photoelectric conversion module (10) comprises a photoelectric conversion cell (12) and a grid electrode (31) provided in the photoelectric conversion cell (12) on a substrate. The photoelectric conversion cell (12) includes a first electrode layer (22), a second electrode layer (24), a photoelectric conversion layer (26) between the first electrode layer (22) and the second electrode layer (24). The second electrode layer (24) is formed of a transparent electrode layer located on opposite side of the photoelectric conversion layer (26) to the substrate (20). The grid electrode (31) is provided between the photoelectric conversion layer (26) and the transparent electrode layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobutaka Yoneyama, Mikio Hamano, Yoshihide Miyagawa, Toshiaki Yamaura, Akihiko Asano, Manabu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11581843
    Abstract: One embodiment can provide a photovoltaic roof tile. The photovoltaic roof tile can include a front glass cover, a back glass cover, a plurality of photovoltaic structures positioned between the front and back glass covers, and a single encapsulant layer positioned between the front glass cover and the photovoltaic structures. A surface of the photovoltaic structures is in direct contact with the back glass cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TESLA, INC.
    Inventor: Bhavananda R. Nadimpally
  • Patent number: 11575053
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device including: a first amorphous semiconductor layer (3) and a second amorphous semiconductor layer (4) both on a back face of a semiconductor substrate (1); electrodes (5, 6); and a wiring board (8). The electrodes (5, 6) are disposed on the first amorphous semiconductor layer (3) and the second amorphous semiconductor layer (4) respectively. The wiring board (8) has wires (82) connected to the electrodes (5) by a conductive adhesive layer (7). The wiring board (8) has wires (83) connected to the electrodes (5) by the conductive adhesive layer (7). The electrodes (5) include conductive layers (51, 52). The electrodes (6) include conductive layers (61, 62). The conductive layers (51, 61) are composed primarily of silver. The conductive layers (52, 62) cover the conductive layers (51, 52) respectively. Each conductive layer (52, 62) is composed of a metal more likely to be oxidized than silver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Higashikawa, Yixiao Song
  • Patent number: 11518892
    Abstract: Discussed is a paste composition for an electrode of a solar cell, the paste including a conductive powder, an organic vehicle, and an inorganic composition formed by including a plurality of metal compounds including a gallium compound including gallium as a component of a main network former of the inorganic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yongjun Jung, Hyeonwoo Jang, Junhee Lee
  • Patent number: 11515441
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating solar cells having junctions retracted from cleaved edges, and the resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface, a back surface, and sidewalls. An emitter region is in the substrate at the light-receiving surface of the substrate. The emitter region has sidewalls laterally retracted from the sidewalls of the substrate. A passivation layer is on the sidewalls of the emitter region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Yafu Lin, David Jacob
  • Patent number: 11504949
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer element (LE) and to a multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), the use of the multilayer element (LE) and the multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2) for producing an article, an article comprising multilayer element (LE) or multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), a layer element of at least two layers, the use of the polymer composition of the invention to produce a multilayer element (LE) or a multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), as well as to a process for producing the multilayer element (LE) and an article thereof, as well as to a process for producing the multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2) and an article thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Denis Yalalov, Qizheng Dou, Francis Costa
  • Patent number: 11508862
    Abstract: The invention discloses a conductive paste for forming the electrode on the surface of solar cell, which contains conductive powder, mixed glass and organic phase; wherein, the mixed glass comprises the following two types of glass components: the first type of glass is at least one selected from the tellurium glass which does not contain lead substantially and having tellurium, bismuth, lithium as the essential component; The second type of glass is at least one kind of lead silicate glass, which having lead and silicon as essential components and does not contain tellurium substantially. The invention also provides a solar cell prepared by printing the conductive paste as a surface electrode and a manufacturing method of the solar cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Changzhou Fusion New Material Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuninori Okamoto, Haidong Liu, Yichao Ren, Changjun Xiong, Zhikai Xiong, Ansong Jiang, Li Wan, Tingting Mu
  • Patent number: 11502208
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating solar cell emitter regions with differentiated P-type and N-type regions architectures, and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a back contact solar cell includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. A first polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a first conductivity type is disposed on a first thin dielectric layer disposed on the back surface of the substrate. A second polycrystalline silicon emitter region of a second, different, conductivity type is disposed on a second thin dielectric layer disposed on the back surface of the substrate. A third thin dielectric layer is disposed laterally directly between the first and second polycrystalline silicon emitter regions. A first conductive contact structure is disposed on the first polycrystalline silicon emitter region. A second conductive contact structure is disposed on the second polycrystalline silicon emitter region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SunPower Corporation
    Inventors: Seung Bum Rim, David D. Smith, Taiqing Qiu, Staffan Westerberg, Kieran Mark Tracy, Venkatasubramani Balu
  • Patent number: 11495701
    Abstract: A system of interconnected solar cells is described. The system includes a first solar cell. The system includes a second solar cell adjacent to the first solar cell. The system includes a conductive interconnect configured to conduct electricity between a first terminal of the first solar cell and a second terminal of the second solar cell. The conductive interconnect includes a first end aligned on an axis and configured to conduct electricity at a first terminal on the first solar cell. The conductive interconnect includes a second end aligned on the axis and configured to conduct electricity at a second terminal on the second solar cell. The conductive interconnect includes a center portion connecting the first end to the second end and configured to conduct electricity between the first end and the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Dale H. Waterman
  • Patent number: 11495777
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a light-reflective first electrode; a light-emitting layer above the first electrode; a light-transmissive second electrode above the light-emitting layer; a first light-transmissive layer on the second electrode; and a second light-transmissive layer on the first layer. First optical cavity structure is formed between surface of the first electrode facing the light-emitting layer and surface of the second electrode facing the light-emitting layer. The first optical cavity structure corresponds to, as peak wavelength, first wavelength longer than peak wavelength of light emitted from the light-emitting layer. Second optical cavity structure is formed between the surface of the first electrode facing the light-emitting layer and an interface between the first layer and the second layer. The second optical cavity structure corresponds to, as peak wavelength, second wavelength shorter than the first wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventor: Shina Kirita
  • Patent number: 11495641
    Abstract: A displaying base plate including multiple pixels. The first sub-pixel includes a first electrode, a first inorganic layer and a first quantum-dot layer sequentially stacked; the first inorganic layer includes a first inorganic material modified by a first group, and the first quantum-dot layer includes a first quantum dot modified by a first ligand; the second sub-pixel includes a second electrode, a second inorganic layer and a second quantum-dot layer sequentially stacked; the second inorganic layer includes a second inorganic material modified by a second group, and the second quantum-dot layer includes a second quantum dot modified by a second ligand; the third sub-pixel includes a third electrode, a third inorganic layer and a third quantum-dot layer sequentially stacked; and the third inorganic layer includes a third inorganic material modified by a third group, and the third quantum-dot layer includes a third quantum dot modified by a third ligand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenqi Zhang
  • Patent number: 11489080
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a passivated contact structure and a solar cell including the same, a cell assembly and a photovoltaic system. The passivated contact structure includes a first passivated contact region on a silicon substrate and a second passivated contact region on the first passivated contact region. The second passivated contact region has an opening connecting a conductive layer to the first passivated contact region. The first passivated contact region includes a first doped layer, a first passivation layer and a second doped layer. The second passivated contact region includes a second passivation layer and a third doped layer. The first passivation layer is a porous structure inlaid with the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer in a hole region. Utilizing the passivated contact structure provided in this invention, mitigates the serious recombination caused by metal directly contacting with silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SOLARLAB AIKO EUROPE GMBH
    Inventors: Gang Chen, Wenli Xu, Kaifu Qiu, Yongqian Wang, Xinqiang Yang