WO2006133126A2 - Method and system for integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions - Google Patents

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WO2006133126A2
WO2006133126A2 PCT/US2006/021803 US2006021803W WO2006133126A2 WO 2006133126 A2 WO2006133126 A2 WO 2006133126A2 US 2006021803 W US2006021803 W US 2006021803W WO 2006133126 A2 WO2006133126 A2 WO 2006133126A2
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Solaria Corporation
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    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
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    • H01L31/054—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means
    • H01L31/0543—Optical elements directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. light-reflecting means or light-concentrating means comprising light concentrating means of the refractive type, e.g. lenses
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/04—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof adapted as photovoltaic [PV] conversion devices
    • H01L31/042—PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
    • H01L31/048—Encapsulation of modules
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S40/00—Components or accessories in combination with PV modules, not provided for in groups H02S10/00 - H02S30/00
    • H02S40/20—Optical components
    • H02S40/22—Light-reflecting or light-concentrating means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
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    • Y02E10/52—PV systems with concentrators

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PCT/US2006/021803 2005-06-06 2006-06-05 Method and system for integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions WO2006133126A2 (en)

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EP06760692A EP1902475A2 (en) 2005-06-06 2006-06-05 Method and system for integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions
JP2008515807A JP2008543111A (ja) 2005-06-06 2006-06-05 複数の光発電領域を用いた集積太陽電池に関する方法およびシステム

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US68807705P 2005-06-06 2005-06-06
US60/688,077 2005-06-06
US11/445,933 US20060283495A1 (en) 2005-06-06 2006-06-02 Method and system for integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions
US11/445,933 2006-06-02
US11/445,948 2006-06-02
US11/445,948 US20070095386A1 (en) 2005-06-06 2006-06-02 Method and system for integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions

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WO2010061089A2 (fr) 2008-11-03 2010-06-03 Saint-Gobain Glass France Vitrage a zones concentrant la lumiere par echange ionique
US7910822B1 (en) 2005-10-17 2011-03-22 Solaria Corporation Fabrication process for photovoltaic cell
US7910035B2 (en) 2007-12-12 2011-03-22 Solaria Corporation Method and system for manufacturing integrated molded concentrator photovoltaic device
US7910392B2 (en) 2007-04-02 2011-03-22 Solaria Corporation Method and system for assembling a solar cell package
US8119902B2 (en) 2007-05-21 2012-02-21 Solaria Corporation Concentrating module and method of manufacture for photovoltaic strips
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US7910822B1 (en) 2005-10-17 2011-03-22 Solaria Corporation Fabrication process for photovoltaic cell
US8227688B1 (en) 2005-10-17 2012-07-24 Solaria Corporation Method and resulting structure for assembling photovoltaic regions onto lead frame members for integration on concentrating elements for solar cells
US7910392B2 (en) 2007-04-02 2011-03-22 Solaria Corporation Method and system for assembling a solar cell package
US8119902B2 (en) 2007-05-21 2012-02-21 Solaria Corporation Concentrating module and method of manufacture for photovoltaic strips
CN101681950B (zh) * 2007-05-31 2012-06-20 法国圣戈班玻璃厂 获得用于光伏板的纹理化基板的方法
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WO2010061089A2 (fr) 2008-11-03 2010-06-03 Saint-Gobain Glass France Vitrage a zones concentrant la lumiere par echange ionique

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