Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 10/08

20080257395 - Miniature quantum well thermoelectric device: A miniature quantum well thermoelectric device. The device includes a number of quantum well n-legs and a number of quantum well p-legs. Each of the p-legs are alternately electrically connected in series with each of the n-legs at locations that are thermal communication with a cold side and a hot... Agent: John R. Ross

20080257396 - High altitude structures and related methods: A system and method is described generally for providing a high altitude conduit the high altitude conduit includes a first material layer forming an elongated duct. The high altitude conduit also includes a second material layer outside the first material layer. The second material layer defines a space between the... Agent: Searete LLC

20080257397 - System, method, and apparatus for extracting power from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy: System, method, and apparatus are provided for harvesting electrical energy from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy. The photovoltaic source has power-generating characteristics defined by a family of voltage-current curves comprising points of maximum electrical power over a respective range of at least one of the following for the photovoltaic... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080257399 - Bifacial thin film solar cell and method for making the same: A bifacial thin film solar cell and method for fabricating the same are provided. The solar cell has a first and a second transparent substrates, a first and a second solar cell modules, and an insulating layer. The first solar cell module is formed on the first transparent substrate, and... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080257398 - Floating solar platform: The invention describes large solar power plants, which consist of groups of rotating platforms. Three of said platforms comprising a triad having an interstitial pillar, said pillar has means to transmit torque to rotate the platforms and means to maintain the position of the platforms.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080257400 - Holographically enhanced photovoltaic (hepv) solar module: A holographically enhanced photovoltaic solar module comprises: a first substrate having an outer major surface and an inner major surface, substantially parallel to each other, the first substrate being optically transparent and including a transmission grating on the inner major surface of the optically transparent substrate; a second substrate having... Agent: David W. Collins - Intellectual Property Law

20080257401 - Photovoltaic module and method for production thereof: The photovoltaic module comprises front and rear plates. An organic seal is arranged between the plates and delineates a tight internal volume, kept at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, wherein the photovoltaic cells are arranged. The seal is an organic seal, for example of thermoplastic nature, for example of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080257403 - Photovoltaic window panel with high viewing transparency: The invention is a photovoltaic window panel comprising a parallel array of strips of photovoltaic cells incorporated within the body of a transparent panel such that the active area or surface plane of a photovoltaic cell is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the transparent panel. The narrow strips of... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080257402 - Solar power system with a number of photovoltaic modules: According to the invention the photovoltaic modules (1) are each bordered at the edge at least in sections by a holding frame (10) made of a plastic, wherein mechanical connecting means (30) and at least one connecting plug (40-43, 70-74) are integrated in the holding frame (10) and wherein the... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080257404 - Metal strip product: A coated steel product comprises a metallic strip material which has a coating comprising an electrically insulating layer doped with sodium. The thermal expansion coefficient of said metallic strip material is less than 12×10−6 K−1 in the temperature range 0-600° C. Said product may be coated with an electrically conducting... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080257405 - Multijunction solar cell with strained-balanced quantum well middle cell: A multijunction photovoltaic cell including a top subcell; a second subcell disposed immediately adjacent to the top subcell and producing a first photo-generated current; and including a sequence of first and second different semiconductor layers with different lattice constant; and a lower subcell disposed immediately adjacent to the second subcell... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20080257406 - Photoactive devices and components with enhanced efficiency: Devices, compositions and methods for producing photoactive devices, systems and compositions that have improved conversion efficiencies relative to previously described devices, systems and compositions. This improved efficiency is generally obtained by one or both of improving the efficiency of light absorption into the photoactive component, and improving the efficiency of... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20080257407 - Photoactive devices and components with enhanced efficiency: Devices, compositions and methods for producing photoactive devices, systems and compositions that have improved conversion efficiencies relative to previously described devices, systems and compositions. This improved efficiency is generally obtained by one or both of improving the efficiency of light absorption into the photoactive component, and improving the efficiency of... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20080257409 - Photovoltaics on silicon: Structures including crystalline material disposed in openings defined in a non-crystalline mask layer disposed over a substrate. A photovoltaic cell may be disposed above the crystalline material.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080257408 - Solar light concentrator: A diffusion plate is used in a concentrator for solar light. By the diffusion plate, solar beams is evenly distributed on a solar cell. As a result, the whole solar cell can evenly receives the solar beams for energy transformation.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080257395 - Miniature quantum well thermoelectric device: A miniature quantum well thermoelectric device. The device includes a number of quantum well n-legs and a number of quantum well p-legs. Each of the p-legs are alternately electrically connected in series with each of the n-legs at locations that are thermal communication with a cold side and a hot... Agent: John R. Ross

20080257396 - High altitude structures and related methods: A system and method is described generally for providing a high altitude conduit the high altitude conduit includes a first material layer forming an elongated duct. The high altitude conduit also includes a second material layer outside the first material layer. The second material layer defines a space between the... Agent: Searete LLC

20080257397 - System, method, and apparatus for extracting power from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy: System, method, and apparatus are provided for harvesting electrical energy from a photovoltaic source of electrical energy. The photovoltaic source has power-generating characteristics defined by a family of voltage-current curves comprising points of maximum electrical power over a respective range of at least one of the following for the photovoltaic... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080257399 - Bifacial thin film solar cell and method for making the same: A bifacial thin film solar cell and method for fabricating the same are provided. The solar cell has a first and a second transparent substrates, a first and a second solar cell modules, and an insulating layer. The first solar cell module is formed on the first transparent substrate, and... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080257398 - Floating solar platform: The invention describes large solar power plants, which consist of groups of rotating platforms. Three of said platforms comprising a triad having an interstitial pillar, said pillar has means to transmit torque to rotate the platforms and means to maintain the position of the platforms.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080257400 - Holographically enhanced photovoltaic (hepv) solar module: A holographically enhanced photovoltaic solar module comprises: a first substrate having an outer major surface and an inner major surface, substantially parallel to each other, the first substrate being optically transparent and including a transmission grating on the inner major surface of the optically transparent substrate; a second substrate having... Agent: David W. Collins - Intellectual Property Law

20080257401 - Photovoltaic module and method for production thereof: The photovoltaic module comprises front and rear plates. An organic seal is arranged between the plates and delineates a tight internal volume, kept at a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, wherein the photovoltaic cells are arranged. The seal is an organic seal, for example of thermoplastic nature, for example of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080257403 - Photovoltaic window panel with high viewing transparency: The invention is a photovoltaic window panel comprising a parallel array of strips of photovoltaic cells incorporated within the body of a transparent panel such that the active area or surface plane of a photovoltaic cell is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the transparent panel. The narrow strips of... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080257402 - Solar power system with a number of photovoltaic modules: According to the invention the photovoltaic modules (1) are each bordered at the edge at least in sections by a holding frame (10) made of a plastic, wherein mechanical connecting means (30) and at least one connecting plug (40-43, 70-74) are integrated in the holding frame (10) and wherein the... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080257404 - Metal strip product: A coated steel product comprises a metallic strip material which has a coating comprising an electrically insulating layer doped with sodium. The thermal expansion coefficient of said metallic strip material is less than 12×10−6 K−1 in the temperature range 0-600° C. Said product may be coated with an electrically conducting... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080257405 - Multijunction solar cell with strained-balanced quantum well middle cell: A multijunction photovoltaic cell including a top subcell; a second subcell disposed immediately adjacent to the top subcell and producing a first photo-generated current; and including a sequence of first and second different semiconductor layers with different lattice constant; and a lower subcell disposed immediately adjacent to the second subcell... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20080257406 - Photoactive devices and components with enhanced efficiency: Devices, compositions and methods for producing photoactive devices, systems and compositions that have improved conversion efficiencies relative to previously described devices, systems and compositions. This improved efficiency is generally obtained by one or both of improving the efficiency of light absorption into the photoactive component, and improving the efficiency of... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20080257407 - Photoactive devices and components with enhanced efficiency: Devices, compositions and methods for producing photoactive devices, systems and compositions that have improved conversion efficiencies relative to previously described devices, systems and compositions. This improved efficiency is generally obtained by one or both of improving the efficiency of light absorption into the photoactive component, and improving the efficiency of... Agent: Nanosys Inc.

20080257409 - Photovoltaics on silicon: Structures including crystalline material disposed in openings defined in a non-crystalline mask layer disposed over a substrate. A photovoltaic cell may be disposed above the crystalline material.... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080257408 - Solar light concentrator: A diffusion plate is used in a concentrator for solar light. By the diffusion plate, solar beams is evenly distributed on a solar cell. As a result, the whole solar cell can evenly receives the solar beams for energy transformation.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080251111 - Thermoelectric energy conversion: A thermoelectric power generator includes a thermoelectric pile in a chamber. A window admits light and/or heat radiation such as solar radiation into the chamber, which is absorbed in a radiation absorbing body in thermal contact with a first side of the thermoelectric pile, whereby the temperature of the first... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080251112 - Concentrating photovoltaic kaleidoscope and method: A concentrating photovoltaic collection system includes a concentrator that focuses light from a source on a focal point, and a photovoltaic box collector at approximately the focal point of the concentrator. The photovoltaic collector has a triangular, square, or hexagonal front wall, and either a corresponding back wall and a... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080251113 - Single mirror solar concentrator with efficient electrical and thermal management: Some aspects include a first mirror to receive a portion of direct radiation and to reflect the received portion of direct radiation toward a first localized area, a second mirror to receive a second portion of direct radiation and to reflect the received second portion of direct radiation toward a... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080251114 - Method for packing solar battery elements and package for solar battery elements: An object of the invention is to provide a method for packing solar battery elements where cracking or chipping does not occur during the packing work and transportation, and the solar battery elements can be easily packed. In addition, in order to achieve the above described object, the method includes:... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080251115 - Solar panel array sun tracking system: A solar panel tracking system that can simultaneously rotate large arrays of solar panels position in multiple rows utilizing a single drive system. The drive system comprises a single actuation device that drives multiple rotational translation stages at each solar array row for tilting the panels to the correct position.... Agent: Stainbrook & Stainbrook, LLP

20080251116 - Artificial amorphous semiconductors and applications to solar cells: An artificial amorphous semiconductor material, and a junction made from the material, has a plurality of crystalline semiconductor material quantum dots substantially uniformly distributed and regularly spaced in three dimensions through a matrix of dielectric material or thin layers of dielectric materials. The material is formed by first forming a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080251119 - Layers that impede diffusion of metals in group vi element-containing materials: A method of making thermodynamically stable, diffusion-impeded barrier layers within, for example, a photovoltaic cell with a metal-containing electrical contact using exposure to fluorine. Exposing the cadmium telluride surface to fluorine creates a Te-poor barrier layer of cadmium fluoride. Once that barrier layer is formed, the metal-containing electrical contact may... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20080251118 - Photovoltaic device: A method of forming a photovoltaic device includes a plurality of quantum wells and a plurality of barriers. The quantum wells and barriers are disposed on an underlying layer. The barriers alternate with the quantum wells. One of the plurality of quantum wells and the plurality of barriers is comprised... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080251117 - Solar cell: The invention relates to a solar cell with a base layer (12) having a first doping that, together with a front layer (14) having a second doping of opposite polarity, forms a boundary layer. The solar cell has at least one front contact (18) and at least one rear contact... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080251121 - Oxynitride passivation of solar cell: One embodiment relates to a structure for a solar cell. The structure includes a silicon substrate with P-type and N-type active diffusion regions therein. An oxynitride passivation layer is included at least over the P-type and N-type active diffusion regions. The structure further includes contact openings through the oxynitride passivation... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20080251120 - Thin film solar cell and manufacturing method: The present invention relates to a thin film solar cell and a method of manufacturing such cells. In particular the invention relates to the use of a composite back contact (314) in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) based thin film solar cells with thin absorber layers. The composite back contact (314) is provided... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080251122 - Three dimensional multi-junction photovoltaic device: A photovoltaic device may be provided. The photovoltaic device may include a first energy absorbing surface and a second energy absorbing surface being substantially parallel to the first energy absorbing surface. The photovoltaic device may include a third energy absorbing surface being substantially perpendicular to the first energy absorbing surface... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080251123 - Method for producing a solar cell and a solar cell produced according to said method: The problem posed by both conventional and novel crystalline silicon solar cells is the electrical isolation of layers doped with p and n conductivity types. The invention solves said problem in a simple and elegant manner. A masking paste is applied locally to at least one side of the silicon... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080251125 - Photoelectric conversion structure and temperature control system using the same: A photoelectric conversion structure includes a light energy plate, a thermoelectric cooling element and a control circuit. The light energy plate is suitable to receive light energy and convert the light energy to electrical energy. The thermoelectric cooling element has a hot side and a cold side. The hot side... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080251124 - Solar collectors comprising a cooling machine: A method of generating energy from concentrated solar radiation by photovoltaic and thermally useable solar cells in which absorbed heat radiation heats the generator of an absorption cooling machine.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080251126 - Photovoltaic device and method for manufacturing the same: A photovoltaic device uses a single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor layer which is separated from a single crystal or polycrystalline semiconductor substrate as a photoelectric conversion layer and has a SOI structure in which the semiconductor layer is bonded to a substrate having an insulating surface or an insulating substrate.... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080245397 - System and method of manufacturing thermoelectric devices: A method of forming an P/N-type array of P-type and N-type material includes stacking a plurality of P-type material wafers and a plurality of N-type material wafers into a P/N-type array. At least one spacer is provided between adjacent wafers. The P-type material wafers and the N-type material wafers are... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080245398 - High capacity thermoelectric temperature control system: A thermoelectric system includes a first plurality of thermoelectric elements and a second plurality of thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric system further includes a plurality of heat transfer devices. Each heat transfer device has a first side in thermal communication with two or more thermoelectric elements of the first plurality of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080245399 - Apparatus and method for attaching solar panels to roof system surfaces: An apparatus and method for attaching photovoltaic solar panels to a roof system surface. Thin film flexible panels are attached using a hook and loop system in which either the hook or loop material is attached to the underside of panel, and the other of the hook and loop material... Agent: Jones Day

20080245400 - Nitride-based multi-junction solar cell modules and methods for making the same: A backside illuminated multi-junction solar cell module includes a substrate, multiple multi-junction solar cells, and a cell interconnection that provides a series connection between at least two of the multi-junction solar cells. The substrate may include a material that is substantially transparent to solar radiation. Each multi-junction solar cell includes... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080245401 - Concentrating photovoltaic system using a fresnel lens and nonimaging secondary optics: Optical devices and systems that provide high solar flux onto a multi-junction solar cell, or other target cell, to produce efficient electrical output. An optical device includes a primary focusing element, and a non-imaging secondary concentrator having an entry aperture and an exit aperture. The primary focus element is configured... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080245403 - Solar heating method and apparatus: Embodiments for methods and apparatuses for solar heating are disclosed. One solar heating apparatus includes an insulating layer adjacent to an exterior of a structure. A heat transfer plate is adjacent to the insulating layer. A fluid conduit is adjacent to the heat transfer plate. The heat transfer plate is... Agent: Sereno Solar

20080245402 - Solar tracker for thermal and photovoltaic panels with forced air system, applicable to buildings description: A SOLAR TRACKER FOR THERMAL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS WITH A FORCED AIR SYSTEM, APPLICABLE TO BUILDINGS, with a panel-carrying framework on a dome, whose interior features a heat accumulator, acting as a column; attached to the base of this there is a fan and radiator capable of blowing treated air... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20080245404 - Apparatus and method for attaching solar panels to roof system surfaces: An apparatus and method for attaching photovoltaic solar panels to a roof system surface. Thin film flexible panels are attached using a hook and loop system in which either the hook or loop material is attached to the underside of panel, and the other of the hook and loop material... Agent: Jones Day

20080245405 - Integrated solar cell roofing system and method of manufacture: An integrated solar cell roofing system comprised of strips of solar cell groups. Each strip is comprised of a length of a substrate of a flexible, waterproof material. A first layer of bonding material is laid on the substrate onto which a group of pre-wired photovoltaic (PV) cells are positioned.... Agent: Carol Wilson Bp America Inc.

20080245406 - Photovoltaic device and method for manufacturing the same: It is the gist of the present invention to provide a photovoltaic device in which a single crystal semiconductor layer provided over a substrate having an insulating surface or an insulating substrate is used as a photoelectric conversion layer, and the single crystal semiconductor layer is provided with a so-called... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080245407 - Power source: Process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, and improvements thereto, with particular regard to generating electrical power. Representatively, the method can include: increasing temperature of a surface to produce radiation, a portion of the radiation having an infrared wavelength and a portion of the radiation having a wavelength shorter than the... Agent: Peter K. Trzyna, Esq.

20080245408 - Method for manufacturing single-crystal silicon solar cell and single-crystal silicon solar cell: There is disclosed a method for manufacturing a single-crystal silicon solar cell including the steps of: implanting a hydrogen ion or a rare gas ion into a single-crystal silicon substrate; forming a transparent insulator layer on a metal substrate; performing a surface activation treatment with respect to at least one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080245411 - Fluorescent solar conversion cells based on fluorescent terylene dyes: A fluorescence conversion solar cell based on one or more panels composed of polymer doped with at least one fluorescent dye and/or glass panels coated with the doped polymer and photovoltaic cells mounted on the edges of the panels, which comprise one or more fluorescent dyes based on terrylenecarboxylic acid... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080245409 - Inverted metamorphic solar cell mounted on flexible film: A method of manufacturing a solar cell on a flexible film by providing a substrate; depositing on the substrate a sequence of layers of semiconductor material forming a solar cell; mounting the semiconductor substrate on a flexible film; and thinning the semiconductor substrate to a predetermined thickness. The sequence of... Agent: Emcore Corporation

20080245410 - Photovoltaic cell: The present invention relates to a photovoltaic cell, a method of manufacturing such photovoltaic cell, and to uses of such cell.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080245412 - Cover for solar cells: A method for shading solar cells that are exposed to concentrated radiation is provided in order to avoid overheating.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080245413 - Self assembled photovoltaic devices: An apparatus (and a method of making the apparatus) that includes a first electrode, self-assembled photovoltaic layer(s) formed over the first electrode, and a second electrode formed over the self-assembled photovoltaic layer(s). The self-assembled photovoltaic layer(s) may be flexible (e.g. include polymer material and quantum dots). The self-assembled photovoltaic layer(s)... Agent: Sherr & Vaughn, PLLC

20080245414 - Methods for forming a photovoltaic device with low contact resistance: An improved PV solar cell structure and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a first photoelectric conversion unit, a first transparent conductive oxide layer and a first microcrystalline silicon layer disposed between and in contact with the photoelectric conversion unit and the... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP - - Appm/tx

20080245415 - Photoelectric conversion device and fabrication method thereof: A photoelectric conversion device includes at least one p-type semiconductor layer made of amorphous like hydrogenated carbon film or diamond like carbon (DLC) film doped with acceptor impurities such as boron (B). In a solar cell having a photoelectric conversion region, hydrogenated carbon is used as substances forming a p-type... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080236643 - Thermoelectric composite semiconductor: Heat transfer to refrigerate or heat uses a thermoelectric semiconductor structure including a P-type composite of dices of semiconductor material alloyed with P-type material forming spaced collector regions at junctions with a P-type conductive material for flux of electrical current and a N-type composite of dices of semiconductor material alloyed... Agent: Clifford A. Poff

20080236644 - Thermoelectric material and thermoelectric conversion module using the same: A thermoelectric material has a composition expressed by (Fe1-pVp)100-x(Al1-qSiq)x (0.35≦p≦0.7, 0.01≦q≦0.7, 20≦x≦30 atomic %). The thermoelectric material includes a crystal phase having an L21 structure or a crystal phase having a B2 structure as a main phase.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080236645 - Photoelectric conversion device: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device for outputting an output voltage according to incident light, including photoelectric conversion unit for holding an optical charge generated by the incident light, a signal processing circuit impressed with a reference voltage for outputting the output voltage according to the incident light by applying... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20080236647 - Apparatus to reduce the cost of renewable hydrogen fuel generation by electrolysis using combined solar and grid power: One embodiment of the invention includes a PV array and an electrolyzer operatively connected together and each operatively connected to a utility power grid so that electricity produced by the PV array is selectively delivered to the utility power grid and the electrolyzer. The resulting process increases the efficiency of... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080236648 - Localized power point optimizer for solar cell installations: In one embodiment, a solar cell installation includes several groups of solar cells. Each group of solar cells has a local power point optimizer configured to control power generation of the group. The local power point optimizer may be configured to determine an optimum operating condition for a corresponding group... Agent: Okamoto & Benedicto LLP

20080236649 - Method and system for manufacturing solar panels using an integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions: A solar panel apparatus and method. The apparatus has an optically transparent member comprising a predetermined thickness and an aperture surface region. The apparatus has a solar cell coupled to a portion of the optically transparent member. In a specific embodiment, the solar cell includes a transparent polymeric member and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080236650 - Method and system for manufacturing solar panels using an integrated solar cell using a plurality of photovoltaic regions: A solar panel apparatus and method. The apparatus has an optically transparent member comprising a predetermined thickness and an aperture surface region. The apparatus has a solar cell coupled to a portion of the optically transparent member. In a specific embodiment, the solar cell includes a transparent polymeric member and... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080236646 - Thermal optimization of a solar photovoltaic powered electrolyzer system: One embodiment of the invention includes a process comprising transmitting electrical power produced by a PV array to an electrolyzer and transferring heat from the PV array to the electrolyzer. The resulting process produces renewable hydrogen from solar energy at a lower cost per kg.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080236651 - Solar cell concentrator structure including a plurality of concentrator elements with a notch design and method having a predetermined efficiency: A solar cell concentrator structure. The structure has a first concentrator element, which has a first aperture region and a first exit region. The structure has a second concentrator element integrally formed with the first concentrator element. In a specific embodiment, the second concentrator element includes a second aperture region... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080236652 - Method or means to use or combine plasmonic, thermal, photovoltaic or optical engineering: Means to use and combine methods of thermal engineering, plasmonics, photonics, electronics, photovoltaics, optical transfer, heat transport, light transport, catalysis and chemical reactions individually or in any combination for the enhancement or generation of solar, optical, electrical or any form of energy. The present disclosure further concerns a means to... Agent: Matter, Inc.

20080236653 - Photovoltaic roofing panel: Disclosed is a photovoltaic roofing panel including at least one photovoltaic collector strip and a substrate configured to be disposed on a roof deck, the at least one photovoltaic collector strip being fixedly associated with the substrate.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080236655 - Solar module manufacturing processes: Solar module manufacturing methods for manufacturing a solar electric module including photovoltaic cells. The method includes applying an interconnect material to a flexible electrical backplane having preformed conductive interconnect circuitry to form interconnect attachments. The method aligns an array of back contact PV cells with the interconnect attachments. Conductive pathways... Agent: J. Scott Southworth Attorney At Law

20080236654 - Window construction combininb nimh technology and solar power: A building has a plurality of rooms, each including an exterior window construction incorporating thin-film photovoltaic system for converting solar energy into electrical energy. A controller in each room is operably connected to the photovoltaic system and to the building's power grid and to any electricity-using devices in the rooms.... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20080236658 - Electrode, manufacturing method of the same, and dye-sensitized solar cell: There are disclosed an electrode having a large amount of a dye to be supported, having an excellent dye replacement property and having a capability of improving a photoelectric conversion efficiency, a manufacturing method of the electrode and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the electrode. An electrode 11 according to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080236656 - Embedded transformable nanofilaments in multilayer crystalline space for photovoltaic cells and method of fabrication: The invention pertains to the use of nanotechnology in photovoltaic (PV) cells. The apparatus is comprised of a multilayer crystalline media within which are embedded adaptive nanofilaments. The system efficiently emulates the natural process of photosynthesis and includes an efficient storage capability. A method of fabrication of the components and... Agent: Neal Solomon

20080236660 - Method for forming interpenetrating networks of distinct materials and devices therefrom: An electrical or electro-optical device (100) includes a first layer (110) having a first composition. The first composition includes a plurality of electrically connected particles. A second layer (130) has a second composition, the second composition including a plurality of electrically connected particles. A composite layer (120) is disposed between... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080236657 - Novel electrode: Photovoltaic cells, as well as related systems, methods, modules, and components, are disclosed.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080236659 - Photoelectric conversion electrode, manufacturing method of the same, and dye-sensitized solar cell: There are disclosed a photoelectric conversion electrode having a large amount of a dye to be supported and an excellent dye replacement property and capability of improving a mechanical strength and a photoelectric conversion efficiency. In a photoelectric conversion electrode 11 according to the present invention, on a substrate 12... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080236662 - Dye sensitized solar cell module and manufacturing method thereof: In a solar cell module in which a plurality of dye sensitized solar cells is arranged on a plane basis and is connected in series with an intercell region interposed therebetween, a first transparent substrate, a first transparent conductive film, a dye carrying oxide semiconductor layer, an electrolyte layer, a... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080236663 - Photoelectric conversion device: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device capable of improving a conversion efficiency. In a dye-sensitized photoelectric conversion device including a working electrode and a facing electrode, and an electrolyte inclusion, a dye is carried on a metal-oxide semiconductor layer of the working electrode. The dye includes cyanine dye having a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080236661 - Solar cell: A solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes a substrate, at least one first photo-electric conversion unit, at least one second photo-electric conversion unit and a reflective layer. The first photo-electric conversion unit and the second-electric conversion unit are disposed on the substrate. The reflective layer is disposed between... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080236664 - Method and system for assembling a solar cell package: Method and system for assembling a solar cell package. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for fabricating solar cells for a solar panel. The method includes providing a first substrate member comprising a plurality of photovoltaic strips thereon. The method also includes providing an optical elastomer... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080236665 - Method for rapid liquid phase deposition of crystalline si thin films on large glass substrates for solar cell applications: A method for liquid phase deposition of crystalline silicon thin films, and a high efficiency solar cell that is fabricated using crystalline silicon thin film technology, has the performance of a crystal silicon solar cell, but at the cost level per unit area of a solar cell fabricated using an... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080236667 - Photovoltaic cell, enhanced spectrum conversion film, preparation of enhanced spectrum conversion film: Photovoltaic cell and enhanced spectrum conversion film enhanced spectrum conversion film that moves light emitting spectrum between solar radiation peak wavelength (λ=470 nm) and maximum sensitive wavelength of monocrystal silicon chip to light (λ=860˜880 nm) with battery percent of effectiveness 14˜16%. The enhanced spectrum conversion film transfers radiation of solar... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080236666 - Polymerizable diazonium salts, process for the preparation thereof and uses thereof: o