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Solar cell module having a low haze encapsulant layer

Patent Number: 8445776
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A solar cell module comprising a solar cell layer and a sheet comprising at least one layer of a sodium ionomer composition, wherein the sodium ionomer composition consists essentially of a sodium ionomer that is an ionic, neutralized derivative of a precursor α-olefin carboxylic acid copolymer, wherein about 10% to about 35% of the total content of the carboxylic acid groups present in the precursor α-olefin carboxylic acid copolymer have been neutralized with sodium ions, and wherein ...

Solar cell module

Patent Number: 8445775
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A solar cell module includes a first isolation groove for separating the first electrode layer; a second isolation groove for separating each of the first semiconductor layer, the transparent conductive layer, and the second semiconductor layer; and a third isolation groove formed in a position opposite from the first isolation groove across the second isolation groove and for separating each of the second electrode layer, the second semiconductor layer, the transparent conductive layer, ...

Method of making an antireflective silica coating, resulting product, and photovoltaic device comprising same

Patent Number: 8445774
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A low-index silica coating may be made by forming a silica precursor having a radiation curable composition including a radiation curable monomer and/or a photoinitiator, and also including a silica sol comprising a silane and/or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured via exposure to electromagnetic radiation, such as UV radiation. Then, the cured coating layer may be fired ...

Thermoelectric generator

Patent Number: 8445773
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A thermoelectric generator has a hot side heat exchanger having a silicon carbide (SiC) honeycomb support with a plurality of passages. The passage walls are coated with a pyrophoric solid fuel such as red oxide (Fe₂O₃) in combination with a silicon (Si) binder. A quantum well thermoelectric device is positioned between the hot side heat exchanger and heat sink. The performance of the thermoelectric generator is comparable to fuel cells. The thermoelectric generator is ...

Thermoelectric power generator with intermediate loop

Patent Number: 8445772
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A thermoelectric power generator is disclosed for use to generate electrical power from heat, typically waste heat. An intermediate heat transfer loop forms a part of the system to permit added control and adjustability in the system. This allows the thermoelectric power generator to more effectively and efficiently generate power in the face of dynamically varying temperatures and heat flux conditions, such as where the heat source is the exhaust of an automobile, or any other heat source ...

Solar cell and method for preparation thereof

Patent Number: 8440908
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The present invention relates to a dye sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor formed of a particulate metal oxide, a dye adsorbed onto the semiconductor wherein the semiconductor interface with the dye is formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a semiconductor material onto the particulate metal ...

Solar cell, solar cell string and solar cell module

Patent Number: 8440907
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a photoelectric converting portion, a first electrode formed on a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second electrode connected to the first electrode on the first main surface. The first electrode includes a plurality of first connecting portions to be connected to an interconnector and a first non-connecting portion not connected to an interconnector. The first non-connecting portion is arranged between first ...

Nanocrystal solar cells processed from solution

Patent Number: 8440906
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A photovoltaic device having a first electrode layer, a high resistivity transparent film disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode layer, and an inorganic photoactive layer disposed between the first and second electrode layers, wherein the inorganic photoactive layer is disposed in at least partial electrical contact with the high resistivity transparent film, and in at least partial electrical contact with the second electrode. The photoactive layer has a first inorganic ...

Copper complex dye sensitized solar cell

Patent Number: 8440905
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A dye-sensitized semiconductor includes a semiconductor, and a copper(I) coordination compound comprising 2,9-dialkyl-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolinedisulfonate, on the semiconductor. The dye-sensitized semiconductor may be used as part of a photoanode in a solar cell, which also contains a counter-electrode, and a conductive medium containing a redox-active mediator, in contact with and separating the photoanode and the ...

Isobutylene-based elastomers in voltaic cell applications

Patent Number: 8440904
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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Disclosed in one aspect is a voltaic cell assembly comprising one or more voltaic cells, a photovoltaic cell in one embodiment; an elastomeric film and a transparent film, the voltaic cell sandwiched there between. The elastomeric film can be formed from a natural rubber or an isobutylene-based elastomer. More particularly, the elastomeric film may comprise a DVA of a polyamide and a functionalized poly(isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene). The assembly described is useful for a number of end ...

Method and structure for forming module using a powder coating and thermal treatment process

Patent Number: 8440903
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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The present invention provides a solar module formed using a powder coating and thermal treatment process. The solar module includes a substrate having a surface region and a photovoltaic material overlying the surface region. The solar module further includes a barrier material overlying the photovoltaic material. Moreover, the solar module includes a coating overlying the barrier material and enclosing the photovoltaic material to mechanically protect the photovoltaic material. In certain ...

Photocharge separation using supramolecular complex of π-electron type extended viologen derivative and porphyrin

Patent Number: 8436242
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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Long-lived charge separation is attained with high efficiency by using a supramolecular complex utilizing pi-pi interaction. A supramolecular complex is formed by pi-pi interaction between extended viologen, the extended viologen having heteroaryls coupled together by a linking group with pi-electron conjugated system, and porphyrin. As a result of study of photoelectron transfer reaction, it has been found that within the supramolecular complex, efficient electron transfer occurs from the ...

Solar cells and photodetectors with semiconducting nanostructures

Patent Number: 8431818
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Improved photovoltaic devices and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exemplary photovoltaic device includes a semiconductor layer and a light-responsive layer (which can be made, for example, of a semiconductor material) which form a junction, such as a p-n junction. The light-responsive layer can include a plurality of carbon nanostructures, such as carbon nanotubes, located therein. In many cases, the carbon nanostructures can provide a conductive pathway within the ...

Multi-junction solar cell having sidewall bi-layer electrical interconnect

Patent Number: 8431817
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Nanostructure array optoelectronic devices are disclosed. The optoelectronic device may be a multi junction solar cell. The optoelectronic device may have a bi-layer electrical interconnect that is physically and electrically connected to sidewalls of the array of nanostructures. The optoelectronic device may be operated as a multi junction solar cell, wherein each junction is associated with one portion of the device. The bi-layer electrical interconnect allows current to pass from one ...

Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanoscale cometal structures

Patent Number: 8431816
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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An apparatus and methods for solar conversion using nanoscale cometal structures are disclosed herein. The cometal structures may be coaxial and coplanar. A nanoscale optics apparatus for use as a solar cell comprises a plurality of nanoscale cometal structures each including a photovoltaic material located between a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor. A method of fabricating solar cells comprises preparing a plurality of nanoscale planar structures; coating a ...

Photovoltaic device comprising compositionally graded intrinsic photoactive layer

Patent Number: 8431815
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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Photovoltaic devices and methods of making photovoltaic devices comprising at least one compositionally graded photoactive layer, said method comprising providing a substrate; growing onto the substrate a uniform intrinsic photoactive layer having one surface disposed upon the substrate and an opposing second surface, said intrinsic photoactive layer consisting essentially of In_1-xA_xN,; wherein:

- i. 0≦x≦1;
- ii. A is ...