公开(公告)号：US5180434A

公开(公告)日：1993-01-19

申请号：US667262

申请日：1991-03-11

申请人： Gary M. DiDio ,  Kermit Jones ,  Kevin Hoffman ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Jon Call ,  Prem Nath

发明人： Gary M. DiDio ,  Kermit Jones ,  Kevin Hoffman ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Jon Call ,  Prem Nath

IPC分类号： C23C16/509 ,  C23C16/54 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/052 ,  H01L31/20

CPC分类号： H01J37/3277 ,  C23C16/5096 ,  C23C16/545 ,  H01L31/03921 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/206 ,  H01J2237/022 ,  H01J2237/332 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： In continuous apparatus for the glow discharge deposition of amorphous silicon alloy solar cells of p-i-n-type configuration in a plurality of interconnected, dedicated deposition chambers, a plasma bar operatively disposed between at least the plasma regions in which the layer pairs of amorphous silicon alloy material defining the major semiconductor junction of the solar cell are deposited. The plasma bar is adapted to initiate a plasma so as to prevent chemically adsorbed contaminants from deleteriously affecting the surface of the first deposited of the layer pair, thereby improving the open circuit voltage of the solar cell. In a similar manner, the plasma bar may also be provided between the layer pairs of amorphous silicon alloy material which combine to define the minor semiconductor junction of the solar cell. Finally, a plasma bar may be disposed between the oxide-based layer of a back reflector for reducing oxygen contamination of the silicon alloy material deposited thereupon.

摘要翻译： 在用于辉光放电沉积针状结构的非晶硅合金太阳能电池在多个互连的专用沉积室中的连续装置中，等离子体棒可操作地设置在至少等离子体区域之间，其中非晶硅合金材料层 限定太阳能电池的主要半导体结。 等离子体棒适于引发等离子体，以防止化学吸附的污染物有害地影响第一层沉积的层对的表面，从而改善太阳能电池的开路电压。 以类似的方式，等离子体棒也可以设置在组合以限定太阳能电池的次半导体结的非晶硅合金材料层之间。 最后，等离子体棒可以设置在后反射器的氧化物基层之间，用于减少沉积在其上的硅合金材料的氧污染。

公开(公告)号：US5090356A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-25

申请号：US723042

申请日：1991-06-28

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Jon Call ,  Gary M. Didio ,  Kevin Hoffman

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Jon Call ,  Gary M. Didio ,  Kevin Hoffman

IPC分类号： C23C16/54

CPC分类号： C23C16/545

摘要： An improved gas gate (34) is adapted to operatively interconnect to adjacent chambers in which process gases are introduced for depositing a first layer (16) upon a substrate (11) in a first chamber (28) and different process gases are introduced for depositing a second layer (18) in the second chamber (30) in continuous low pressure glow dicharge deposition process. A plurality of electrodes (60) and grounded shields (62) are positioned in the isolation passageway (92) of gas gate (34). The electrodes (60) have a potential sufficient to create a plasma from any gas molecule escaping from one of the deposition chambers. After the plasma is formed it is attracted to and captured or plated on the shield (62) preventing the gas plasma from landing on the substrate material (11) or passing through the gas gate. The present invention reduces the back diffusion of gases through the gas gate by actively eliminating free gas molecules by ionizing them to form a plasma and capturing the plasma ions in a permanent fashion.

摘要翻译： 改进的气体浇口（34）适于可操作地互连到邻近的室，其中在第一室（28）中引入工艺气体以将第一层（16）沉积在基板（11）上，并且引入不同的工艺气体用于沉积 在第二室（30）中的连续低压辉光放电沉积工艺中的第二层（18）。 多个电极（60）和接地屏蔽（62）位于气门（34）的隔离通道（92）中。 电极（60）具有足以从任何一个沉积室逸出的任何气体分子产生等离子体的电位。 在形成等离子体之后，其被吸引并被捕获或镀在屏蔽件（62）上，防止气体等离子体着陆在基板材料（11）上或通过气体浇口。 本发明通过电离它们以形成等离子体并以永久的方式捕获等离子体离子来主动消除游离气体分子，从而减少气体通过气体门的反向扩散。

公开(公告)号：US5232518A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-03

申请号：US821963

申请日：1992-01-16

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Avtar Singh

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Avtar Singh

IPC分类号： E04D13/18 ,  E04D3/36 ,  E04D3/366 ,  F24J2/04 ,  H01L31/04 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/045 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/076

CPC分类号： E04D3/366 ,  E04D3/3605 ,  F24J2/045 ,  F24J2/5262 ,  H01L31/076 ,  H02S20/23 ,  H02S30/20 ,  H02S40/36 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y10S136/291

摘要： A photovoltaic roofing system includes a plurality of roofing panels each having a photovoltaic device thereupon and each including an electrical connector engageable with a connector on another panel. The panels includes upstanding flanges and a batten and seam roof construction may be readily configured by interconnecting the panels, fastening them to the roof and covering adjoining flanges with the battens.

摘要翻译： 一种光伏屋顶系统包括多个屋顶板，每个屋顶板上都有一个光电器件，并且每个屋顶板包括可与另一个面板上的连接器接合的电连接器。 这些面板包括直立的法兰，并且板条和接缝屋顶结构可以容易地通过互连面板来构造，将它们紧固到屋顶并且用板条覆盖相邻的凸缘。

公开(公告)号：US5092939A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-03

申请号：US620047

申请日：1990-11-30

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman

IPC分类号： E04D3/40 ,  E04D3/36 ,  E04D3/366 ,  E04D13/18 ,  F24J2/04 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/045 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/076

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  E04D3/3605 ,  E04D3/366 ,  F24J2/045 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H02S20/23 ,  H02S30/20 ,  H02S40/34 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/44 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y10S136/291

摘要： A roof structure 10 comprises panels 14 and 16 of desired length each having a galvanized steel supportive layer which has side supporting flanges 22 interconnected together to form the roof assembly 10. The mid portion 20 of each panel has a photovoltaic surface made from amorphous semiconductor material which is laminated onto the galvanized steel with a protective plastic transparent polymer coating laminated above the photovoltaic material. The laminated galvanized steel and the photovoltaic layers are rolled into a coil and transported on site where it is unrolled, cut to size having the flanges formed to construct the rigid panels and having the panels assembled together via clips 26 and weather-proof battens 32. The photovoltaic surfaces are connected together via electrical conduit 34 coupled through couplings 88 under the panels and between the frame members 30.

摘要翻译： 屋顶结构10包括具有期望长度的板14和16，每个板具有镀锌钢支撑层，其具有互连在一起的侧支撑凸缘22以形成屋顶组件10.每个板的中间部分20具有由非晶半导体材料制成的光伏表面 其被层压到镀锌钢上，其上贴着光伏材料上方的保护性塑料透明聚合物涂层。 层压镀锌钢和光伏层卷成线圈并在其展开的现场运输，切割成具有形成凸缘的尺寸，以构造刚性面板，并将面板通过夹子26和耐候性条纹32组装在一起。 光伏表面通过耦合在板下面和框架构件30之间的耦合件88的电导管34连接在一起。

公开(公告)号：US4773944A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-27

申请号：US94357

申请日：1987-09-08

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Kenneth Whelan ,  Bernard Kelly

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Timothy Laarman ,  Craig Vogeli ,  Kenneth Whelan ,  Bernard Kelly

IPC分类号： H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/076 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  B32B17/10788 ,  H01L31/03921 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/206 ,  H01L31/208 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A large area, high current, low voltage photovoltaic module including a common bottom electrode upon which a means adapted to collect and transport photogenerated current is disposed. By electrically interconnecting a plurality of said large area modules in series, the voltage obtained therefrom can be added so as to obtain any desired voltage output therefrom.

摘要翻译： 一种大面积，高电流，低电压的光伏模块，其包括共同的底部电极，在其上设置适于收集和传送光生电流的装置。 通过将多个所述大面积模块串联电连接，可以添加从其获得的电压，从而获得任何所需的电压输出。

公开(公告)号：US06729081B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US09876723

申请日：2001-06-07

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Avtar Singh ,  Kermit Jones ,  Steve Heckeroth

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Avtar Singh ,  Kermit Jones ,  Steve Heckeroth

IPC分类号： E04D318

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02B10/14 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A photovoltaic building material comprises a substrate having one or more photovoltaic generating devices encapsulated thereupon. The substrate includes a body of contact adhesive material, preferably protected by a release layer. The material is readily installed onto a roof, wall or other portion of a building structure by use of the adhesive. The material can also be used for the custom fabrication of power generating modules, and such modules and methods for their manufacture are disclosed herein.

摘要翻译： 光伏建筑材料包括具有封装在其上的一个或多个光伏发电装置的基板。 衬底包括接触粘合剂材料体，优选由释放层保护。 该材料通过使用粘合剂容易地安装在建筑结构的屋顶，墙壁或其他部分上。 该材料还可以用于发电模块的定制制造，并且这里公开了用于其制造的这种模块和方法。

公开(公告)号：US06553729B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：US09842506

申请日：2001-04-26

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Avtar Singh ,  Kermit Jones

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Avtar Singh ,  Kermit Jones

IPC分类号： E04D318

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A photovoltaic building material comprises a substrate having one or more photovoltaic generating devices encapsulated thereupon. The substrate includes a body of contact adhesive material, preferably protected by a release layer. The material is readily installed onto a roof, wall or other portion of a building structure by use of the adhesive.

摘要翻译： 光伏建筑材料包括具有封装在其上的一个或多个光伏发电装置的基板。 衬底包括接触粘合剂材料体，优选由释放层保护。 该材料通过使用粘合剂容易地安装在建筑结构的屋顶，墙壁或其他部分上。

公开(公告)号：US5101260A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-31

申请号：US609040

申请日：1990-11-05

申请人： Prem Nath ,  John Call ,  Kevin Hoffman ,  Timothy D. Laarman ,  Gary DiDio

发明人： Prem Nath ,  John Call ,  Kevin Hoffman ,  Timothy D. Laarman ,  Gary DiDio

IPC分类号： H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/052

CPC分类号： H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/056 ,  Y02E10/52

摘要： A multilayered, light-scattering back reflector for a photovoltaic device, said back reflector including a first relatively hard, textured layer atop a substrate and a second highly reflective layer conformally disposed atop the first layer. The back reflector may further include a third light scattering layer formed atop said second layer, said third layer adapted to further provide a barrier layer between the body of semiconductor material from which the photovoltaic device is formed and the multilayered back reflector.

摘要翻译： 一种用于光伏器件的多层光散射背反射器，所述后反射器包括在基板顶上的第一相对硬的纹理层和保形地设置在第一层顶上的第二高反射层。 后反射器还可以包括形成在所述第二层上的第三光散射层，所述第三层适于进一步在形成有光电器件的半导体材料体与多层后反射体之间提供阻挡层。

公开(公告)号：US5637537A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-10

申请号：US881345

申请日：1992-05-11

申请人： Prem Nath ,  Craig N. Vogeli

发明人： Prem Nath ,  Craig N. Vogeli

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/463

CPC分类号： H01L31/206 ,  H01L31/02167 ,  H01L31/208 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  Y10S148/028

摘要： A method of severing a thin film semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first electrode region formed thereon, a semiconductor body formed of layers of thin film semiconductor alloy material disposed upon the base electrode, a transparent, electrically conductive second electrode deposited atop the semiconductor body, and a containment layer of polymeric material associated with the first or second electrode in at least one region to permit subsequent severing of the device into a plurality of devices through said containment layer region.

摘要翻译： 一种切断薄膜半导体器件的方法。 半导体器件包括其上形成有第一电极区域的基板，由设置在基极上的薄膜半导体合金材料层形成的半导体本体，沉积在半导体本体顶部上的透明导电的第二电极，以及安置层 在至少一个区域中与第一或第二电极相关联的聚合材料，以允许随后通过所述容纳层区域将装置切断成多个装置。

公开(公告)号：US5280133A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-18

申请号：US808158

申请日：1991-12-13

申请人： Prem Nath

发明人： Prem Nath

IPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  H01R13/52 ,  H01R13/58 ,  H05K5/00 ,  B29B13/00 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H05K1/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/5213 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01R13/5216 ,  H01R13/58 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H01R12/53 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y10S174/35

摘要： A solar panel assembly (10) includes a power generating sheet (22) having two output terminals (30,32), and an electric cable (20) soldered at one end to terminals (30) and (32). A frame member is anchored to the solar panel in overlying relation to the terminals and an epoxy material (62) fills a cavity (58) defined by the frame member (40). A case (42) covers the frame member (40). The case includes an upper member (44) and a lower member (46) which are snap fitted together through apertures in the solar panel. The case (42) includes a tension relieving device which prevents tension on the cable (20) from being transferred to the cable end connected to the terminals (30) and (32). The epoxy provides a water resistant seal which allows the solar panel to be used in hostile environments.

摘要翻译： 太阳能面板组件（10）包括具有两个输出端子（30,32）的发电片（22）和一端焊接到端子（30）和（32）的电缆（20）。 框架构件以与端子重叠的方式锚固到太阳能电池板，并且环氧树脂材料（62）填充由框架构件（40）限定的空腔（58）。 壳体（42）覆盖框架构件（40）。 壳体包括通过太阳能电池板中的孔卡扣配合在一起的上部构件（44）和下部构件（46）。 壳体（42）包括防止电缆（20）上的张力传递到连接到端子（30）和（32）的电缆端的张力释放装置。 环氧树脂提供防水密封，允许太阳能电池板在恶劣的环境中使用。