09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films;
flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel
roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic
energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar
cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible
solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar
energy collectors for electricity generation. Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels
being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels
for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of
vehicles. Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal
construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as
components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal
sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with
photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of
non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as
components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal
sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar
elements.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films;
flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel
roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic
energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar
cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible
solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar
energy collectors for electricity generation. Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels
being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels
for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of
vehicles. Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal
construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as
components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal
sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with
photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of
non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as
components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal
sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar
elements.
3.
Flexible and Rollable Solar Panels Having an Integrated Functional Backing Layer of Polymeric Foam
A photovoltaic article, that is configured to generate electricity from light, includes: a flexible and rollable and non-brittle solar cell, that is capable of being flexed and being rolled without becoming broken or non-operational; and an integrated, functional, backing layer that is non-detachably attached to a back side of that flexible and rollable and non-brittle solar cell. The backing layer is formed of foamed polymer, and can be flexible and rollable while also providing mechanical support to the solar cell.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
A system includes a rollable photovoltaic awning having an array of flexible and rollable photovoltaic cells that convert incoming light to electricity. The rollable photovoltaic awning is configured to transit between a rolled-out state and a rolled-in state. In the rolled-in state, the rollable photovoltaic awning has a cylindrical form-factor with a diameter that is smaller than 30 centimeters. In the rolled-out state, the rollable photovoltaic awning has a surface area of at least 2 square meters. The rollable photovoltaic awning is structured to withstand at least 1,000 cycles of rolling and unrolling with not more than 15 percent degradation of operational photovoltaic efficiency. A rolling and unrolling unit is configured to deploy the rollable photovoltaic awning by transitioning it from the rolled-in state to the rolled-out state, and also configured to store the rollable photovoltaic awning by transitioning it from the rolled-out state to the rolled-in state.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
A hybrid photovoltaic (PV) device includes: a rigid PV segment, having one or more PV cells that convert light to electricity, wherein the rigid PV segment is non-foldable and non-bendable; and a co-located flexible PV segment, wherein the flexible PV segment is foldable or bendable without being damaged; electric connectors, that connect between (i) electric current or voltage generated by the rigid PV segment, and (ii) electric current or voltage generated by the flexible PV segment; a unified encapsulation layer, encapsulating together both the rigid PV segment and the co-located flexible PV segment. The rigid PV segment, the co-located flexible PV segment, the electric connectors, and the unified encapsulation layer, form together the hybrid PV device as a single stand-alone PV device that converts light to electricity, and has at least one rigid region corresponding to the rigid PV segment and at least one flexible region corresponding to the co-located flexible PV segment.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
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. The non-transcending gaps in the semiconductor wafer are filled with an elastomer, and they absorb and dissipate mechanical forces.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
Improved flexible solar panels and photovoltaic devices, and methods and systems for producing them. A solar cell has non-transcending grooves or trenches, that penetrate some, but not all, of a silicon layer or semiconductor wafer of the solar cell. The non-transcending grooves or trenches are segmenting the solar cell into regions, and provide flexibility and mechanical resilience. Selective and localized region-constrained doping of an opposite polarity is performed at particular regions or locations of a surface or front region of the solar cell; as well as selective and localized placement of metallized electrical contacts. Grooving or trenching operations can be performed via a dopant-containing layer, to prevent or reduce recombination at or near exposed surfaces. A particular layout of metallization is used for producing electrical contacts or “fingers” that are dashed or segmented or spaced-apart; such that grooving or trenching or segmentation lines are located along non-metallized gaps between adjacent contacts and between adjacent rows of contacts.
H01L 31/0352 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur forme ou par les formes, les dimensions relatives ou la disposition des régions semi-conductrices
H01L 31/0288 - Matériaux inorganiques comprenant, à part les matériaux de dopage ou autres impuretés, uniquement des éléments du groupe IV de la classification périodique caractérisés par le matériau de dopage
H01L 31/068 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails adaptés comme dispositifs de conversion photovoltaïque [PV] caractérisés par au moins une barrière de potentiel ou une barrière de surface les barrières de potentiel étant uniquement du type homojonction PN, p.ex. cellules solaires à homojonction PN en silicium massif ou cellules solaires à homojonction PN en couches minces de silicium polycristallin
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
8.
Flexible and Rollable Self-Floating and Self-Buoyant Solar Panels and Photovoltaic Devices
A self-floating, rollable, flexible, photovoltaic article includes: (a) a plurality of flexible and rollable and mechanically-resilient solar cells that are inter-connected as a generally planar array that is also flexible and rollable; and (b) a self-buoyant low-density rollable and flexible floating-capability providing layer, that is integrally attached and is non-removably connected, via a non-detachable connection mechanism, to a bottom side or a top side or the generally planar array of flexible and rollable solar cells, or integrally encapsulates the flexible and rollable solar cells, or is integrally sandwiched within the flexible and rollable solar cells. The overall Specific Weight of an entirety of the photovoltaic article is smaller than 1.00.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
A vehicular component, such as vehicular roof or vehicular hood or vehicular door or vehicular side-panel or vehicular trunk cover, has a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible solar cells, that are integrally embedded therein. Optionally, the vehicular component has curvatures or has non-planar regions or curved regions; and the integrally embedded flexible solar cells are arranged in a three-dimensional structure that follows or matches the vehicular contour. The embedded flexible solar panels are not directly in touch with the air that surrounds the vehicle; rather, they are infused or embedded within one or more layers of the vehicular component; optionally sandwiched between encapsulant layers; optionally further sandwiched between a topsheet and a backsheet; optionally further sandwiched between two thermoformed layers that are formed of polycarbonate or other thermoformable materials.
A flexible solar module has an integral and internal thin metal foil, which is an integral layer of the solar cell stack. The thin metal foil collects and transports photovoltaic (PV) generated electric power from a plurality of regions of the solar module. A single metal foil can mechanically connect, and can collect PV-generated electric power, from multiple such solar cells; and is further coated from beneath by lamination or encapsulation layers. A plurality of solar modules are mounted on top of a support structure or a polymeric support substrate, that has metal wires running integrally therein. The metal wires are arranged in accordance with a pre-defined layout, such that most of the length of each metal wire is concealed and is protected within the support structure or the polymeric support substrate. An ending of each metal wire protrudes from the support structure or the polymeric support substrate, at a particular location that is configured to match an intended location of an electrical terminal of a PV module that is intended to be mounted on top of the support structure or the polymeric support substrate.
H02S 40/36 - Composants électriques caractérisés par des moyens d'interconnexions électriques spéciaux entre plusieurs modules PV, p. ex. connexion électrique module à module
Enhanced flexible solar panels and photovoltaic devices, and methods and systems for producing them. A flexible Photovoltaic (PV) device includes: a flexible PV cell, configured to generate electricity from light; and a stretchable and compressible Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh, that is attached to a surface of said flexible PV cell, and that is configured to collect and aggregate PV-generated electricity from said flexible PV cell. The stretchable and compressible Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh is capable of stretching or compressing in response to mechanical forces that are applied to said flexible PV cell, while generally maintaining physical connectivity and electrical connectivity to electricity-generating regions of said PV cell. The Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh is embedded or attached onto, or at least partially embedded within, a Flexible Polymeric Support Foil that supports both the Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh and the flexible PV cell.
Corrugated solar panels for improved installation and water-tight mounting. A solar panel includes: a central photovoltaic region, including one or more photovoltaic cells that are configured to convert light to electricity; and at least one corrugated non-planar region, that is attached to the central photovoltaic region, and that is configured to overlap a complementing corrugated non-planar region of another solar panel, and to enable nested mechanical attachment of that solar panel to the other solar panel. Optionally, the corrugated non-planar region is non-photovoltaic. Optionally, the corrugated non-planar region is photovoltaic. Optionally, the corrugated non-planar region is detachably attached to the central photovoltaic region. Optionally, the corrugated non-planar region is non-detachably attached to the central photovoltaic region.
H02S 20/23 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit
Conjoined solar module, and a joining unit for conjoining multiple solar panels. A mechanical joining unit has two back-to-back elongated rails. The first elongated rail has an elongated hollow cavity, and receives therein a set of beads or mushroom-shaped protrusions or lollipop-shaped protrusions that are connected to an edge of a first solar panel. Similarly, the second elongated rail has an elongated hollow cavity, and receives therein a set of beads or mushroom-shaped protrusions or lollipop-shaped protrusions that are connected to an edge of a second solar panel. Optionally, the mechanical joining unit has an additional elongated rail that defines an elongated cavity for storing metal wires that transport electricity generated by the solar panels. Optionally, each solar panel is flexible or rollable.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
(1) Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films; flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar energy collectors for electricity generation.
(2) Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of vehicles.
(3) Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar elements.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films; flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar energy collectors for electricity generation. Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of vehicles. Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar elements.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films; flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar energy collectors for electricity generation. Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of vehicles. Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar elements.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
19 - Matériaux de construction non métalliques
Produits et services
(1) Flexible photovoltaic cells; flexible photovoltaic films; flexible photovoltaic panels; flexible photovoltaic panel roll; flexible photovoltaic floating panels; photovoltaic energy collectors for electricity generation; flexible solar cells; flexible solar films; flexible solar panels; flexible solar panel roll; flexible solar floating panels; solar energy collectors for electricity generation.
(2) Photovoltaic body panels for vehicles; photovoltaic panels being structural components of vehicles; solar body panels for vehicles; solar panels being structural components of vehicles.
(3) Photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; photovoltaic elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with photovoltaic elements; solar elements sold as components of non-metal construction materials; solar elements sold as components of non-metal awnings structures; non-metal sidewalks, bike paths and pavements embedded with solar elements.
18.
COMPOSITE ARTICLE THAT INTEGRALLY INCORPORATES A SOLAR CELL PRODUCED BY A MULTI-CAVITY MULTI-LAYER MOLD, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MASS PRODUCTION OF SUCH COMPOSITE ARTICLES
Production systems and methods are configured for mass production of composite articles. Each composite article has an operable photovoltaic cell that is integrally incorporated in a molded component. A production system includes: a plurality of mold plates, that are stacked on top of each other or that are arranged next to each other; each pair of neighboring mold plates defines a respective mold cavity; the plurality of mold plates defines a plurality of discrete mold cavities that together are a multi-cavity multi-layer mold structure. Operable photovoltaic cells are provided for placement as inserts within the discrete mold cavities. Reinforcement materials are placed above or beneath each operable photovoltaic device within a respective mold cavity. An injector unit injects a hot or heated or molten or liquid resin or other molding material, at a particular pressure, simultaneously into the discrete mold cavities of the multi-cavity multi-layer mold structure, through a plurality of injection ports.
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
B32B 17/10 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement d'une feuille de verre ou de fibres de verre, de scorie ou d'une substance similaire comprenant du verre comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique de résine synthétique
19.
SOLAR CELL HAVING INTEGRATED ISOLATED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS
An intermediate article includes a plurality of a flexible and rollable and non-brittle solar cells; each of them is capable of being flexed or curved or rolled without becoming broken or non- operational. The plurality of flexible solar cells are interconnected via internal electrical conductors that are embedded in a flexible polyimide film; which also extends outwardly and holds external electrical conductors that transport photovoltaic-generated electricity away from the plurality of solar cells. The intermediate article is sandwiched within thermoforming layers, or is utilized as an insert in a molding process, to form a generally-firm article that has the intermediate article embedded therein, providing to the final article the capability to generate electricity using the photovoltaic effect.
H01L 31/05 - Moyens d’interconnexion électrique entre les cellules PV à l’intérieur du module PV, p.ex. connexion en série de cellules PV
H01L 31/0392 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur structure cristalline ou par l'orientation particulière des plans cristallins comprenant des films minces déposés sur des substrats métalliques ou isolants
Solar panel and photovoltaic devices having an integrated mechanical protection and mitigation layer and having a cooling mechanism. A photovoltaic device includes, from top to bottom: a top-side encapsulant and top-sheet; beneath them, mechanical resilience and mitigation layer, such as a reservoir storing gel or silicone oil or viscous liquid; beneath it, photovoltaic regions that convert incoming light into electricity; beneath them, a cooling mechanism which runs or traverses within the photovoltaic device, such as water circulating in a set of tubes; beneath it, a bottom-side encapsulant and backsheet. Other types of layers and other orders and arrangements of layers are also disclosed.
H01L 31/052 - Moyens de refroidissement directement associés ou intégrés à la cellule PV, p.ex. éléments Peltier intégrés pour refroidissement actif ou puits thermiques directement associés aux cellules PV
21.
Rubber Molded Articles that Integrally Incorporate a Photovoltaic Device, and Method and System for Producing Such Articles
Rubber molded articles that integrally incorporate an operable photovoltaic device, and method and system for producing such articles. An apparatus includes a rubber body, formed of one or more solidified, compacted, previously-heated rubber materials, selected from the group consisting of: virgin unused rubber material, recycled rubber, scrap rubber, rubber pellets, rubber granules, rubber lumps, rubber strips. The apparatus also includes an operable photovoltaic device, that is configured to generate electricity from light via the photovoltaic effect; and which is optionally flexible and rollable. The operable photovoltaic device is integrally held on top of the rubber body, via a molded connection and holding mechanism which molds together the rubber body and the operable photovoltaic device.
H02S 20/25 - Éléments de couverture de toit en tuiles
B29C 45/00 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet
H02S 20/21 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les autoroutes, p. ex. intégrées avec barrières sonores
H02S 20/10 - Structures de support directement fixées sur le sol
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
22.
Flexible Solar Panels and Photovoltaic Devices, and Methods and Systems of Producing Them
A flexible and mechanically-resilient Photovoltaic (PV) cell is formed of a single semiconductor wafer. It includes non-transcending craters or bling gaps, that penetrate upwardly from a dark-side surface towards a sunny-side surface but do not reach the sunny-side surface. The craters segment the wafer into miniature sub-regions, and provide mechanical resilience and mechanical shock absorption. A set of conducting wires are located on each side of the PV cell; one set collects the negative electric charge, and the other set collects the positive electric charge. The conducting wires are embedded in an adhesive transparent flexible plastic foil. Optionally, a bi-facial PV cell is similarly provided, as well as methods and systems for producing such PV cells.
H01L 31/047 - Matrices de cellules PV incluant des cellules PV comportant plusieurs jonctions verticales ou plusieurs jonctions en forme de tranchées en V formées dans un substrat semi-conducteur
H01L 31/05 - Moyens d’interconnexion électrique entre les cellules PV à l’intérieur du module PV, p.ex. connexion en série de cellules PV
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
23.
Injection Molded, Blow Molded, and Rotational Molded Articles that Integrally Incorporate a Photovoltaic Device, and Method and System for Producing Such Articles
Injection molded, blow molded, and rotational molded articles that integrally incorporate an operable photovoltaic device, and method and system for producing such articles. A method includes: placing an operable photovoltaic device at an inner-side of a mold cavity of a mold; performing injection molding or reaction injection molding or blow molding or rotational molding, of raw plastic materials or raw polymeric materials; and forming a single or singular, monolithic, unified or uniform, molded article that integrally incorporates and fixedly holds and tightly secures, therein or thereon, the operable photovoltaic device, directly and securely and tightly via the solidified molded plastic or the solidified molded polymer that are adjacent to it.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
A photovoltaic (PV) article includes: a flexible and rollable and non-brittle solar cell, that is capable of being flexed and being rolled without becoming broken or non-operational; and an integrated, functional, backing layer that is non-detachably attached to a back side of that flexible and rollable and non-brittle solar cell. The backing layer is formed of foamed polymer, and can be flexible and rollable while also providing mechanical support to the solar cell.
A vehicular component, such as vehicular roof or vehicular hood or vehicular door or vehicular side-panel or vehicular trunk cover, has a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible solar cells, that are integrally embedded therein. Optionally, the vehicular component has curvatures or has non-planar regions or curved regions; and the integrally embedded flexible solar cells are arranged in a three-dimensional structure that follows or matches the vehicular contour. The embedded flexible solar panels are not directly in touch with the air that surrounds the vehicle; rather, they are infused or embedded within one or more layers of the vehicular component; optionally sandwiched between encapsulant layers; optionally further sandwiched between a topsheet and a backsheet; optionally further sandwiched between two thermoformed layers that are formed of polycarbonate or other thermoformable materials.
Conjoined solar module, and a joining unit for conjoining multiple solar panels. A mechanical joining unit has two back-to-back elongated rails. The first elongated rail has an elongated hollow cavity, and receives therein a set of beads or mushroom-shaped protrusions or lollipop- shaped protrusions that are connected to an edge of a first solar panel. Similarly, the second elongated rail has an elongated hollow cavity, and receives therein a set of beads or mushroom- shaped protrusions or lollipop-shaped protrusions that are connected to an edge of a second solar panel. Optionally, the mechanical joining unit has an additional elongated rail that defines an elongated cavity for storing metal wires that transport electricity generated by the solar panels. Optionally, each solar panel is flexible or rollable.
F24S 25/67 - Moyens de fixation, p. ex. moyens d’assemblage, spécialement adaptés pour supporter des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire pour coupler des modules adjacents ou leurs cadres périphériques
F24S 25/60 - Moyens de fixation, p. ex. moyens d’assemblage, spécialement adaptés pour supporter des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire
H01L 31/042 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles
H02S 20/24 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit spécialement adaptées pour les toits plats
F24S 25/00 - Agencement de montages ou de supports fixes pour des modules de collecteurs de chaleur solaire
27.
ENHANCED FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING THEM
Enhanced flexible solar panels and photovoltaic devices, and methods and systems for producing them. A flexible Photovoltaic (PV) device includes: a flexible PV cell, configured to generate electricity from light; and a stretchable and compressible Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh, that is attached to a surface of said flexible PV cell, and that is configured to collect and aggregate PV-generated electricity from said flexible PV cell. The stretchable and compressible Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh is capable of stretching or compressing in response to mechanical forces that are applied to said flexible PV cell, while generally maintaining physical connectivity and electrical connectivity to electricity-generating regions of said PV cell. The Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh is embedded or attached onto, or at least partially embedded within, a Flexible Polymeric Support Foil that supports both the Patterned Metal Wiring Mesh and the flexible PV cell.
H01L 31/0392 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur structure cristalline ou par l'orientation particulière des plans cristallins comprenant des films minces déposés sur des substrats métalliques ou isolants
H01L 31/00 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails
H01L 31/05 - Moyens d’interconnexion électrique entre les cellules PV à l’intérieur du module PV, p.ex. connexion en série de cellules PV
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
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SOLAR PANELS HAVING AN INTEGRAL AND INTERNAL METAL FOIL, MOUNTED ON A SUPPORT SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED WIRES
A flexible solar module has an integral and internal thin metal foil, which is an integral layer of the solar cell stack. The thin metal foil collects and transports photovoltaic (PV) generated electric power from a plurality of regions of the solar module. A single metal foil can mechanically connect, and can collect PV-generated electric power, from multiple such solar cells; and is further coated from beneath by lamination or encapsulation layers. A plurality of solar modules are mounted on top of a support structure or a polymeric support substrate, that has metal wires running integrally therein. The metal wires are arranged in accordance with a pre-defined layout, such that most of the length of each metal wire is concealed and is protected within the support structure or the polymeric support substrate. An ending of each metal wire protrudes from the support structure or the polymeric support substrate, at a particular location that is configured to match an intended location of an electrical terminal of a PV module that is intended to be mounted on top of the support structure or the polymeric support substrate.
H01L 31/042 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles
H01L 31/0465 - Modules PV composés d'une pluralité de cellules solaires en couches minces déposées sur un même substrat comportant des structures particulières pour la connexion électrique de cellules PV adjacentes dans un module
H01L 31/0392 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur structure cristalline ou par l'orientation particulière des plans cristallins comprenant des films minces déposés sur des substrats métalliques ou isolants
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
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IMPROVED FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING THEM
Improved flexible solar panels and photovoltaic devices, and methods and systems for producing them. A solar cell has non-transcending grooves or trenches, that penetrate some, but not all, of a silicon layer or semiconductor wafer of the solar cell. The non-transcending grooves or trenches are segmenting the solar cell into regions, and provide flexibility and mechanical resilience. Selective and localized region-constrained doping of an opposite polarity is performed at particular regions or locations of a surface or front region of the solar cell; as well as selective and localized placement of metallized electrical contacts. Grooving or trenching operations can be performed via a dopant-containing layer, to prevent or reduce recombination at or near exposed surfaces. A particular layout of metallization is used for producing electrical contacts or "fingers" that are dashed or segmented or spaced-apart; such that grooving or trenching or segmentation lines are located along non-metallized gaps between adjacent contacts and between adjacent rows of contacts.
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
H01L 31/0352 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur forme ou par les formes, les dimensions relatives ou la disposition des régions semi-conductrices
H01L 31/0392 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur structure cristalline ou par l'orientation particulière des plans cristallins comprenant des films minces déposés sur des substrats métalliques ou isolants
H01L 31/05 - Moyens d’interconnexion électrique entre les cellules PV à l’intérieur du module PV, p.ex. connexion en série de cellules PV
H01L 31/068 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails adaptés comme dispositifs de conversion photovoltaïque [PV] caractérisés par au moins une barrière de potentiel ou une barrière de surface les barrières de potentiel étant uniquement du type homojonction PN, p.ex. cellules solaires à homojonction PN en silicium massif ou cellules solaires à homojonction PN en couches minces de silicium polycristallin
H01L 31/02 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails - Détails
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HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE HAVING RIGID PLANAR SEGMENTS AND FLEXIBLE NON-PLANAR SEGMENTS
A hybrid photovoltaic (PV) device includes: a rigid PV segment, having one or more PV cells that convert light to electricity, wherein the rigid PV segment is non-foldable and non-bendable; a co-located flexible PV segment, wherein the flexible PV segment is foldable or bendable without being damaged; electric connectors, that connect between (i) electric current or voltage generated by the rigid PV segment, and (ii) electric current or voltage generated by the flexible PV segment; a unified encapsulation layer, encapsulating together both the rigid PV segment and the co-located flexible PV segment. The rigid PV segment, the co-located flexible PV segment, the electric connectors, and the unified encapsulation layer, form together the hybrid PV device as a single stand-alone PV device that converts light to electricity, and has at least one rigid region corresponding to the rigid PV segment and at least one flexible region corresponding to the co-located flexible PV segment.
A self-floating, rollable, flexible, photovoltaic article includes: (a) a plurality of flexible and rollable and mechanically-resilient solar cells that are inter-connected as a generally planar array that is also flexible and rollable; and (b) a self-buoyant low-density rollable and flexible floating-capability providing layer, that is integrally attached and is non-removably connected, via a non-detachable connection mechanism, to a bottom side or a top side or the generally planar array of flexible and rollable solar cells, or integrally encapsulates the flexible and rollable solar cells, or is integrally sandwiched within the flexible and rollable solar cells. The overall Specific Weight of an entirety of the photovoltaic article is smaller than 1.00.
Rubber molded articles that integrally incorporate an operable photovoltaic device, and method and system for producing such articles. An apparatus includes a rubber body, formed of one or more solidified, compacted, previously-heated rubber materials, selected from the group consisting of: virgin unused rubber material, recycled rubber, scrap rubber, rubber pellets, rubber granules, rubber lumps, rubber strips. The apparatus also includes an operable photovoltaic device, that is configured to generate electricity from light via the photovoltaic effect; and which is optionally flexible and reliable. The operable photovoltaic device is integrally held on top of the rubber body, via a molded connection and holding mechanism which molds together the rubber body and the operable photovoltaic device.
H01L 31/042 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles
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INJECTION MOLDED, BLOW MOLDED, AND ROTATIONAL MOLDED ARTICLES THAT INTEGRALLY INCORPORATE A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SUCH ARTICLES
Injection molded, blow molded, and rotational molded articles that integrally incorporate an operable photovoltaic device, and method and system for producing such articles. A method includes: placing an operable photovoltaic device at an inner-side of a mold cavity of a mold; performing injection molding or reaction injection molding or blow molding or rotational molding, of raw plastic materials or raw polymeric materials; and forming a single or singular, monolithic, unified or uniform, molded article that integrally incorporates and fixedly holds and tightly secures, therein or thereon, the operable photovoltaic device, directly and securely and tightly via the solidified molded plastic or the solidified molded polymer that are adjacent to it.
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
H02S 20/00 - Structures de support pour modules PV
H01L 21/56 - Encapsulations, p. ex. couches d’encapsulation, revêtements
INJECTION MOLDED, BLOW MOLDED, AND ROTATIONAL MOLDED ARTICLES THAT INTEGRALLY INCORPORATE A PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SUCH ARTICLES
Injection molded, blow molded, and rotational molded articles that integrally incorporate an operable photovoltaic device, and method and system for producing such articles. A method includes: placing an operable photovoltaic device at an inner-side of a mold cavity of a mold; performing injection molding or reaction injection molding or blow molding or rotational molding, of raw plastic materials or raw polymeric materials; and forming a single or singular, monolithic, unified or uniform, molded article that integrally incorporates and fixedly holds and tightly secures, therein or thereon, the operable photovoltaic device, directly and securely and tightly via the solidified molded plastic or the solidified molded polymer that are adjacent to it.
B29C 45/14 - Moulage par injection, c.-à-d. en forçant un volume déterminé de matière à mouler par une buse d'injection dans un moule ferméAppareils à cet effet en incorporant des parties ou des couches préformées, p. ex. moulage par injection autour d'inserts ou sur des objets à recouvrir
H01L 21/56 - Encapsulations, p. ex. couches d’encapsulation, revêtements
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FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING THEM
A flexible and mechanically-resilient Photovoltaic (PV) cell is formed of a single semiconductor wafer. It includes non-transcending craters or bling gaps, that penetrate upwardly from a dark-side surface towards a sunny-side surface but do not reach the sunny- side surface. The craters segment the wafer into miniature sub-regions, and provide mechanical resilience and mechanical shock absorption. A set of conducting wires are located on each side of the PV cell; one set collects the negative electric charge, the other set collects the positive electric charge. The conducting wires are embedded in an adhesive transparent flexible plastic foil. Optionally, a bi-facial PV cell is similarly provided, as well as methods and systems for producing such PV cells.
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H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
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Flexible photovoltaic cell, and methods and systems of producing it
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; a set of 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 80 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 at least 1 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. The intact and non-penetrated thin layer of semiconductor wafer absorbs and dissipates mechanical forces.
H01L 31/0445 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles comportant des cellules solaires en couches minces, p.ex. cellules solaires en a-Si, CIS ou CdTe
A hybrid photovoltaic (PV) device includes: a rigid PV segment, having one or more PV cells that convert light to electricity, wherein the rigid PV segment is non-foldable and non- bendable; a co-located flexible PV segment, wherein the flexible PV segment is foldable or bendable without being damaged; electric connectors, that connect between (i) electric current or voltage generated by the rigid PV segment, and (ii) electric current or voltage generated by the flexible PV segment; a unified encapsulation layer, encapsulating together both the rigid PV segment and the co-located flexible PV segment. The rigid PV segment, the co-located flexible PV segment, the electric connectors, and the unified encapsulation layer, form together the hybrid PV device as a single stand-alone PV device that converts light to electricity, and has at least one rigid region corresponding to the rigid PV segment and at least one flexible region corresponding to the co-located flexible PV segment.
An apparatus includes a segmented Photovoltaic (PV) cell array, having a plurality of micro PV cells. The PV cell array includes one of: (I) a single wafer that is segmented via craters, (II) a portion of a single wafer that is segmented via craters, (III) a set inter-connected wafers that are segmented via craters. The wafer is one of: (i) a composite metallized wafer having an underlying metallization layer, wherein each crater penetrates an entirety of the non-metalized layers of the wafer but does not penetrate the underlying metallization layer; (ii) a semiconductor wafer, wherein each crater penetrates into not more than 99 percent of an entire depth of the semiconductor wafer. Each crater creates a physical recess separation between two neighboring micro PV cells, which are still inter-connected to each other but only across some and not all of their height. The micro PV cells are connected to each other, mechanically and electrically.
H01L 31/0475 - Matrices de cellules PV formées par des cellules à configuration planaire, p.ex. répétitives, sur un substrat semi-conducteur unique; Micro-matrices de cellules PV
H01L 31/05 - Moyens d’interconnexion électrique entre les cellules PV à l’intérieur du module PV, p.ex. connexion en série de cellules PV
Semiconductor substrates and semiconductor devices produced from such substrates, such as photovoltaic (PV) cells, may exhibit toughened physical characteristics making them more suitable for use in mechanically challenging or stressful environments. Semiconductor substrates and semiconductor devices produced from such substrates, such as photovoltaic (PV) cells, may exhibit toughened thermal characteristics making them more suitable for use in environmentally challenging applications. Semiconductor substrates and semiconductor devices produced from such substrates, such as photovoltaic (PV) cells, may exhibit sufficiently toughened characteristics and increase impact resistance to permit packaging in non-rigid and light weight encapsulating layer(s). Semiconductor substrates and semiconductor devices produced from such substrates may exhibit sufficient flexibility to permit for rolling up during shipment and or for non-destructive deformation during deployment over uneven surfaces. Semiconductor devices produced from such substrates may exhibit sufficient flexibility to permit repeated mechanical and/or thermal stresses without failure.
H01L 31/0392 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur structure cristalline ou par l'orientation particulière des plans cristallins comprenant des films minces déposés sur des substrats métalliques ou isolants
H01L 31/18 - Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives
H01L 31/042 - Modules PV ou matrices de cellules PV individuelles
H01L 31/054 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails adaptés comme dispositifs de conversion photovoltaïque [PV] Éléments optiques directement associés ou intégrés à la cellule PV, p.ex. moyens réflecteurs ou concentrateurs de lumière
H01L 31/0352 - Dispositifs à semi-conducteurs sensibles aux rayons infrarouges, à la lumière, au rayonnement électromagnétique d'ondes plus courtes, ou au rayonnement corpusculaire, et spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement e; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de ces dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives; Leurs détails caractérisés par leurs corps semi-conducteurs caractérisés par leur forme ou par les formes, les dimensions relatives ou la disposition des régions semi-conductrices
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FLEXIBLE MICRO-PATTERNED FILMS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF
A method for use in patterning a film is described, the method comprising: providing substrate layer film carrying a non-stick coating on at least one surface thereof; providing polymeric film on said non-stick coating thereby providing polymeric film on substrate; bringing the polymeric film on substrate in contact with liquid mixture comprising mixture of solvent and non-solvent materials with respect to said polymeric film for a selected time period; drying said polymeric film on substrate from said liquid mixture thereby providing a plurality of through pores in said polymeric film.
B29C 59/00 - Façonnage de surface, p. ex. gaufrageAppareils à cet effet
B32B 27/24 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de résine synthétique caractérisée par l'emploi d'additifs particuliers utilisant des solvants ou des agents de gonflement
H01L 23/58 - Dispositions électriques structurelles non prévues ailleurs pour dispositifs semi-conducteurs
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PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF
A photovoltaic device is described. The device comprises active absorber layer comprising Selenium active material and being in electrical contact with at least one electron collection electrode and at least one hole collection electrode. The photoelectric device comprises charge selective layer comprising a selenium compound based charge selective layer, such as Selenide-based material, at interface of at least one of the hole and electron collecting electrodes with the active absorber layer.
A method for use in producing an electrode arrangement is described. The method comprises providing a first patterned structure, said first patterned structure having a first layer comprising a first electrically conducting material on one face thereof and a layer of an electrically insulating material on one other face thereof. Said first patterned structure comprises a plurality of perforations forming said pattern. Applying a second layer comprising a second electrically conducting material on said electrically insulating material of the first patterned structure thereby covering a face of said first patterned structure. Thus, a pattern is formed of said first and second electrically conducting materials, being insulated between them and exposed to the environment on a second face of said electrode arrangement.
An optically active medium and an electrode arrangement are provided, for use in providing a photovoltaic device. The optically active medium comprises a liquid carrier comprising: suspended colloidal structures comprising nucleation assisting particles and optically-active semiconducting structures; and at least one soluble material selected such that when said medium is applied on a surface and the liquid carrier is allowed to evaporate, said at least one soluble material interacts with said colloidal structures to form a continuous polycrystalline film of said optically-active semiconducting structures. The electrode arrangement is configured for collection of charge carriers from a medium interacting with said electrodes. The electrode arrangement comprising at least one pair of first and second electrode elements configured as spaced apart patterned electrode elements installable on and extendable along a surface and being configured for selectively collecting electrons and holes respectively.
H01L 51/42 - Dispositifs à l'état solide qui utilisent des matériaux organiques comme partie active, ou qui utilisent comme partie active une combinaison de matériaux organiques et d'autres matériaux; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de tels dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement en énergie électrique, soit comme dispositifs de commande de l'énergie électrique par ledit rayonnement
H01L 31/032 - Matériaux inorganiques comprenant, à part les matériaux de dopage ou autres impuretés, uniquement des composés non couverts par les groupes
An electrode arrangement and plurality of micro-structures are presented configured for use in conversion of a surface to photovoltaic cell. The electrode arrangements comprising at least two sets of conducting wires comprising wires with coatings configured to allow selective transmission of charge carriers. The wires are configured for charge collection from a medium in surroundings thereof. The sets of conducting wires are arranged in the form of a grid such that the different wires overlay about one another defining a region of charge collection, and are insulated from one another in said region of charge collection.
H01L 51/44 - Dispositifs à l'état solide qui utilisent des matériaux organiques comme partie active, ou qui utilisent comme partie active une combinaison de matériaux organiques et d'autres matériaux; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de tels dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement en énergie électrique, soit comme dispositifs de commande de l'énergie électrique par ledit rayonnement - Détails des dispositifs
H01L 51/42 - Dispositifs à l'état solide qui utilisent des matériaux organiques comme partie active, ou qui utilisent comme partie active une combinaison de matériaux organiques et d'autres matériaux; Procédés ou appareils spécialement adaptés à la fabrication ou au traitement de tels dispositifs ou de leurs parties constitutives spécialement adaptés, soit comme convertisseurs de l'énergie dudit rayonnement en énergie électrique, soit comme dispositifs de commande de l'énergie électrique par ledit rayonnement
