公开(公告)号：US20130032194A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-07

申请号：US13546988

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Alelie Funcell

发明人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Alelie Funcell

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/0232

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  F24S23/00 ,  G02B5/045 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar cell concentrator structure includes a first concentrator element having a first aperture region and a first exit region including a first back surface region and a first corner region. The structure also includes a second concentrator element integrally formed with the first concentrator element. The second concentrator element includes a second aperture region and a second exit region-including a second back surface region and a second corner region. Additionally, the structure includes a first radius of curvature of 0.10 mm and less characterizing the first corner structure and the second corner structure, a first coupling region between the first exit region and a first surface region of a first photovoltaic device. The structure further includes a second radius of curvature of 0.10 mm and less characterizing a region between the first concentrator element and the second concentrator element.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池集中器结构包括具有第一开口区域的第一集中器元件和包括第一后​​表面区域和第一拐角区域的第一出口区域。 该结构还包括与第一集中器元件整体形成的第二集中器元件。 第二集中器元件包括第二开口区域和第二出口区域 - 包括第二后表面区域和第二拐角区域。 此外，该结构包括0.10mm的第一曲率半径和较小的表征第一角结构和第二角结构的第一曲率半径，在第一出射区域和第一光伏器件的第一表面区域之间的第一耦合区域。 该结构还包括0.10mm的第二曲率半径和较小的表征第一集中器元件和第二集中器元件之间的区域。

公开(公告)号：US20110186107A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-04

申请号：US13019256

申请日：2011-02-01

申请人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Abhay Maheshwari

发明人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Abhay Maheshwari

IPC分类号： H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A solar module includes a photovoltaic region having an elongated shape. At least one bus bar pad overlies portions of the photovoltaic region. The solar module includes an electrically conductive region configured along a periphery region of the photovoltaic region to expose an interior surface region of the photovoltaic strip. A finger structure configured to conduct electrical current generated in the photovoltaic regions overlies the electrically conductive region.

摘要翻译： 太阳能模块包括具有细长形状的光伏区域。 至少一个汇流条垫覆盖在该光伏区域的部分上。 太阳能模块包括沿着光伏区域的外围区域配置的导电区域，以暴露光伏条带的内表面区域。 构造成传导在光伏区域中产生的电流的手指结构覆盖在导电区域上。

公开(公告)号：US20100282316A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12687862

申请日：2010-01-14

申请人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Abhay Maheshwari

发明人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Abhay Maheshwari

IPC分类号： H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  F24S23/00 ,  F24S23/30 ,  G02B5/045 ,  H01L31/02327 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar concentrator structure including a plurality of glass concentrator elements with a notch design. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a solar cell concentrator structure. The structure includes an outside surface. The structure also includes an inside surface, the inside surface being substantially flat. The structure includes a first concentrator element integrally formed on the outside surface, the first concentrator element having a first curved surface, the curved surface being characterized by a radius of at least 1 mm, the curved surface having a first flat region of at least 0.25 mm, the flat region being at least 4 mm from the inside surface. The structure includes a second concentrator element integrally formed with the first concentrator element and the outside surface, the second concentrator element including a second curved surface and a second flat region.

摘要翻译： 一种太阳能集中器结构，包括具有凹口设计的多个玻璃浓缩器元件。 根据实施例，本发明提供一种太阳能电池集中器结构。 该结构包括外表面。 该结构还包括内表面，内表面基本上是平的。 所述结构包括一体地形成在所述外表面上的第一集中器元件，所述第一集中器元件具有第一弯曲表面，所述弯曲表面的特征在于至少1mm的半径，所述弯曲表面具有至少0.25的第一平坦区域 mm，平坦区域距离内表面至少4mm。 该结构包括与第一集中器元件和外表面一体形成的第二集中器元件，第二集中器元件包括第二弯曲表面和第二平坦区域。

公开(公告)号：US20080289689A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12121788

申请日：2008-05-16

申请人： KEVIN R. GIBSON

发明人： KEVIN R. GIBSON

IPC分类号： H01L31/04 ,  H01L31/028 ,  B29C39/04 ,  B29D11/00 ,  C03B37/07

CPC分类号： B29D11/00278 ,  C03B18/14 ,  C03B35/184 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  H02S20/00 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y10T156/10

摘要： A glass concentrator for manufacture of solar energy conversion module is provided including a webbing that has a load sustenance characteristic and a hail impact resistance characteristic based on a first thickness of the webbing. The concentrator also includes a plurality of elongated concentrating elements integrally formed with the webbing. Each of the elongated concentrating elements has an aperture region, an exit region and two side regions, which bears a geometric concentration characteristic provided by a highly reflective side regions and an aperture-to-exit scale ratio in a range from about 1.8 to about 4.5. The glass concentrator can be attached with a plurality of photovoltaic strips cumulatively on each and every exit regions and clamped with a rigid or flexible back cover member to form a solar concentrator module for converting sunlight to electric energy. The solar concentrator module based on certain embodiments meets the industrial qualification standards.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于制造太阳能转换模块的玻璃浓缩器，其包括基于织带的第一厚度具有负载维持特性和防冰雹冲击特性的织带。 集中器还包括与织带一体形成的多个细长的集中元件。 每个细长的浓缩元件具有开口区域，出口区域和两个侧面区域，其具有由高反射侧面区域提供的几何浓度特性和在约1.8至约4.5的范围内的孔径与出口比例 。 玻璃浓缩器可以在每个出口区域上累积多个光伏条带，并用刚性或柔性的后盖构件夹紧，形成用于将阳光转换成电能的太阳能集中器模块。 基于某些实施例的太阳能集中器模块满足工业鉴定标准。

公开(公告)号：US20120295388A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13562197

申请日：2012-07-30

申请人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Abhay MAHESHWARI

发明人： Kevin R. GIBSON ,  Abhay MAHESHWARI

IPC分类号： H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar module includes a substrate member, a plurality of photovoltaic strips arranged in an array configuration overlying the substrate member, and a concentrator structure comprising extruded glass material operably coupled to the plurality of photovoltaic strips. A plurality of elongated convex regions are configured within the concentrator structure. The plurality of elongated convex regions are respectively coupled to the plurality of photovoltaic strips. Each of the plurality of elongated convex regions includes a length and a convex surface region characterized by a radius of curvature, each of the elongated convex regions being configured to have a magnification ranging from about 1.5 to about 5. A coating material rendering the glass self-cleaning overlies the plurality of elongated convex regions.

摘要翻译： 太阳能模块包括衬底构件，以覆盖衬底构件的阵列构型布置的多个光伏条，以及包括可操作地耦合到多个光伏条的挤压玻璃材料的集中器结构。 在集中器结构内配置多个细长凸区域。 多个细长凸起区域分别耦合到多个光伏条。 多个细长凸起区域中的每一个包括具有由曲率半径表征的长度和凸表面区域，每个细长凸起区域被配置为具有约1.5至约5的放大倍率。使玻璃自身的涂层材料 - 清理覆盖多个细长凸区域。

公开(公告)号：US20120234390A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13482949

申请日：2012-05-29

申请人： Kevin R. GIBSON

发明人： Kevin R. GIBSON

IPC分类号： H01L31/0232 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/046 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar cell device has a back cover member, which includes a surface area and a back area, and a plurality of photovoltaic regions disposed overlying the surface area of the back cover member. The plurality of photovoltaic regions may occupy a total photovoltaic spatial region. The device has an encapsulating material overlying a portion of the back cover member and a front cover member coupled to the encapsulating material. An interface region is provided along at least a peripheral region of the back cover member and the front cover member. A sealed region is formed on at least the interface region to form an individual solar cell from the back cover member and the front cover member. The total photovoltaic spatial region/the surface area of the back cover may be at a ratio of about 0.80 and less for the individual solar cell.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池装置具有包括表面区域和背面区域的后盖构件和设置在背盖构件的表面区域上的多个光伏区域。 多个光伏区域可以占据总光伏空间区域。 该装置具有覆盖在后盖构件的一部分上的封装材料和耦合到封装材料的前盖构件。 界面区域沿着后盖构件和前盖构件的至少周边区域设置。 在至少界面区域上形成密封区域，以从后盖构件和前盖构件形成单独的太阳能电池。 对于单个太阳能电池，后盖的总光伏空间区域/表面积可以为约0.80以下的比率。

公开(公告)号：US20120167946A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US12982257

申请日：2010-12-30

申请人： Abhay MAHESHWARI ,  Kevin R. Gibson

发明人： Abhay MAHESHWARI ,  Kevin R. Gibson

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/0232

CPC分类号： H01L31/0543 ,  H02S40/22 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar module device. The device has a substrate having a surface region. The device has one or more photovoltaic regions overlying the surface region of the substrate. In a preferred embodiment, each of the photovoltaic strips is derived from dicing a solar cell in to each of the strips. Each of the strips is a functional solar cell. The device also has an impact resistant glass member having a plurality of elongated concentrating elements spatially arranged in parallel configuration and operably coupled respectively to the plurality of elongated concentrating elements. Preferably, the impact resistant glass has a strength of at least 3× greater than a soda lime glass, e.g., conventional soda lime glass for conventional solar cells, e.g., a low iron soda lime glass. In a preferred embodiment, the impact resistant glass member comprises a planar region and a concentrator region comprising the plurality of elongated concentrating element spatially arranged in parallel configuration.

摘要翻译： 太阳能模块装置。 该器件具有具有表面区域的衬底。 该器件具有覆盖在衬底的表面区域上的一个或多个光伏区域。 在一个优选实施例中，每个光伏条是衍生自将太阳能电池切割成每个条带。 每个条是功能太阳能电池。 该装置还具有抗冲击玻璃构件，该玻璃构件具有多个细长的浓缩元件，空间上以平行构造排列并且可操作地连接到多个细长的浓缩元件。 优选地，耐冲击玻璃的强度比钠钙玻璃例如用于常规太阳能电池的常规钠钙玻璃（例如低铁钠钙玻璃）至少大3倍。 在优选实施例中，耐冲击玻璃构件包括平面区域和集中器区域，其包括以空间方式布置成平行构造的多个细长集中元件。

公开(公告)号：US20110315196A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US13171389

申请日：2011-06-28

申请人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Alelie Funcell

发明人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Alelie Funcell

IPC分类号： H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/0232

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  F24S23/00 ,  G02B5/045 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A solar cell concentrator structure includes a first concentrator element having a first aperture region and a first exit region including a first back surface region and a first corner region. The structure also includes a second concentrator element integrally formed with the first concentrator element. The second concentrator element includes a second aperture region and a second exit region-including a second back surface region and a second corner region. Additionally, the structure includes a first radius of curvature of 0.10 mm and less characterizing the first corner structure and the second corner structure, a first coupling region between the first exit region and a first surface region of a first photovoltaic device. The structure further includes a second radius of curvature of 0.10 mm and less characterizing a region between the first concentrator element and the second concentrator element.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池集中器结构包括具有第一开口区域的第一集中器元件和包括第一后​​表面区域和第一拐角区域的第一出口区域。 该结构还包括与第一集中器元件整体形成的第二集中器元件。 第二集中器元件包括第二开口区域和第二出口区域 - 包括第二后表面区域和第二拐角区域。 此外，该结构包括0.10mm的第一曲率半径和较小的表征第一角结构和第二角结构的第一曲率半径，在第一出射区域和第一光伏器件的第一表面区域之间的第一耦合区域。 该结构还包括0.10mm的第二曲率半径和较小的表征第一集中器元件和第二集中器元件之间的区域。

公开(公告)号：US07910035B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US12332340

申请日：2008-12-11

申请人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Abhay Maheshwari

发明人： Kevin R. Gibson ,  Abhay Maheshwari

IPC分类号： B29D11/00 ,  B29C45/14

CPC分类号： B29C45/14778 ,  F24S23/00 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/0547 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A method for manufacturing an integrated solar cell and concentrator. The method includes providing a first photovoltaic region and a second photovoltaic region disposed within a first mold member. A second mold member is coupled to the first mold member to form a cavity region. The cavity region forms a first concentrator region overlying a vicinity of the first photovoltaic region and a second concentrator region overlying a vicinity of the second photovoltaic region. The method includes transferring a molding compound in a fluidic state into the cavity region to fill the cavity region with the molding compound and initiating a curing process of the molding compound to form a first concentrator element and a second concentrator element overlying the respective photovoltaic regions.

摘要翻译： 一种集成太阳能电池和集中器的制造方法。 该方法包括提供设置在第一模具构件内的第一光伏区域和第二光伏区域。 第二模具构件联接到第一模具构件以形成腔区域。 空腔区域形成覆盖在第一光伏区域附近的第一集中器区域和覆盖在第二光伏区域附近的第二浓缩器区域。 该方法包括将流态的成型化合物转移到空腔区域中以用模塑料填充空腔区域，并引发模塑料的固化过程，以形成覆盖各个光伏区域的第一浓缩器元件和第二浓缩器元件。

公开(公告)号：US20110017263A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-27

申请号：US12205574

申请日：2008-09-05

申请人： KEVIN R. GIBSON ,  NEELSEN CO ,  ZHI-MIN LING ,  CHRIS MIHAI ,  ALELIE FUNCELL ,  RAMON ROSAL REGLOS

发明人： KEVIN R. GIBSON ,  NEELSEN CO ,  ZHI-MIN LING ,  CHRIS MIHAI ,  ALELIE FUNCELL ,  RAMON ROSAL REGLOS

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/0543 ,  H01L31/18 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A method and device of fabricating a photovoltaic strip. The method includes providing a photovoltaic cell having a front surface and a back surface and forming a first grid pattern on the front surface and second grid pattern on the back surface. The first grid pattern includes a first plurality of strip columns in parallel in a first direction and a plurality of grid lines in parallel in a second direction perpendicularly crossing the first plurality of strip columns. The second grid pattern includes a plurality of blocks separated by a plurality of streets parallel in the second direction and a second plurality of strip columns parallel in the first direction. The method further includes dicing the photovoltaic cell along the plurality of streets into a plurality of photovoltaic strips. Each of the plurality of photovoltaic strips includes at least one of the plurality of grid lines.

摘要翻译： 一种制造光伏带的方法和装置。 该方法包括提供具有前表面和后表面的光伏电池，并且在前表面上形成第一格栅图案，并在背面上形成第二格栅图案。 第一格栅图案包括沿第一方向平行的第一多个条状列和与垂直于第一多个条形列垂直的第二方向平行的多个栅格线。 第二格栅图案包括由在第二方向上平行的多个街道分开的多个块，以及在第一方向上平行的第二多个条形列。 该方法还包括沿多个街道将光伏电池切割成多个光伏条。 多个光伏条中的每一个包括多个网格线中的至少一个。