WO2008073905A3 - Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange - Google Patents

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WO2008073905A3
WO2008073905A3 PCT/US2007/087007 US2007087007W WO2008073905A3 WO 2008073905 A3 WO2008073905 A3 WO 2008073905A3 US 2007087007 W US2007087007 W US 2007087007W WO 2008073905 A3 WO2008073905 A3 WO 2008073905A3
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photovoltaic
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tiles
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photovoltaic cell
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Eugenia M. Corrales
Mark Brillhart
Ana M. Corrales
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Sunmodular, Inc.
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Priority to AU2007333183A priority Critical patent/AU2007333183A1/en
Priority to EA200970574A priority patent/EA200970574A1/en
Priority to EP07871677A priority patent/EP2102915A2/en
Priority to MX2009006211A priority patent/MX2009006211A/en
Priority to CN2007800511804A priority patent/CN101828268B/en
Publication of WO2008073905A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008073905A2/en
Publication of WO2008073905A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008073905A3/en

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    • 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
    • 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
    • H01L31/052—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells
    • 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
    • H01L31/052—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells
    • H01L31/0521—Cooling means directly associated or integrated with the PV cell, e.g. integrated Peltier elements for active cooling or heat sinks directly associated with the PV cells using a gaseous or a liquid coolant, e.g. air flow ventilation, water circulation
    • 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
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • H02S20/22—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings
    • H02S20/23—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings specially adapted for roof structures
    • H02S20/25—Roof tile elements
    • 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
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/10—Photovoltaic [PV]
    • 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
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/20—Solar thermal
    • 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
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
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  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)

Abstract

A photovoltaic tile and module with photovoltaic cell and a heat sink. The heat sink is attached on a side of the cell opposite to the light-receiving side of the photovoltaic cell and can remove heat caused by light absorbed by the photovoltaic cell but not converted to electricity as well as heat generated by electrical resistance. A photovoltaic tile or module formed of such cells can exhibit greater energy conversion efficiency as a result of the ability to dissipate the heat. The tiles can be arranged on a roof to protect the roof structure and generate electricity. Photovoltaic tiles comprising interlocking mechanical and electrical connections for ease of installation are described. The modules can be designed to place over an existing finished roof. Methods of making photovoltaic tiles and modules involve e.g., laminating a heat sink to a photovoltaic cell and/or injection molding.
PCT/US2007/087007 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange WO2008073905A2 (en)

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AU2007333183A AU2007333183A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange
EA200970574A EA200970574A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 SOLAR ROOFING TILE AND SOLAR MODULES WITH HEAT EXCHANGE
EP07871677A EP2102915A2 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange
MX2009006211A MX2009006211A (en) 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange.
CN2007800511804A CN101828268B (en) 2006-12-11 2007-12-10 Solar roof tiles and modules with heat exchange

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US87431306P 2006-12-11 2006-12-11
US60/874,313 2006-12-11
US11/788,703 2007-04-19
US11/788,703 US20080134497A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-04-19 Modular solar panels with heat exchange & methods of making thereof
US11/788,456 US8410350B2 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-04-19 Modular solar panels with heat exchange
US11/788,456 2007-04-19
US11/804,656 2007-05-18
US11/804,399 US20080135094A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-05-18 Photovoltaic roof tiles and methods of making same
US11/804,399 2007-05-18
US11/804,657 US20080135092A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-05-18 Solar roof tiles with heat exchange
US11/804,657 2007-05-18
US11/804,695 US20080135088A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-05-18 Interlocking solar roof tiles with heat exchange
US11/804,695 2007-05-18
US11/804,656 US20080135090A1 (en) 2006-12-11 2007-05-18 Solar roof tiles with heat exchange and methods of making thereof
US96430107P 2007-08-09 2007-08-09
US60/964,301 2007-08-09

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