9 patents
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Front contact solar cell with formed electrically conducting layers on the front side and backside
11 Nov 19
A bipolar solar cell includes a backside junction formed by a silicon substrate and a first doped layer of a first dopant type on the backside of the solar cell.
Peter John Cousins
Filed: 4 Aug 16
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Photovoltaic modules
11 Nov 19
A modular photovoltaic (PV) system can include a PV cell, a frame coupled to the PV cell, and a converter.
Patrick L Chapman
Filed: 2 May 17
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High throughput system for photovoltaic UV degradation testing
11 Nov 19
High throughput systems for photovoltaic UV degradation testing of solar cells, and methods of testing for UV degradation of solar cell during manufacture, are described herein.
David Aitan Soltz, Yoann Buratti, Xiuwen Tu, Ryan Manuel Lacerda, Taiqing Qiu
Filed: 29 Dec 16
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Solar-tracking system drive having an offset gear
4 Nov 19
A solar-tracking photovoltaic (PV) system having a motor drive vertically below a PV module, is described.
Tyler Grushkowitz, Brian Wares, Mark Adam Schimelpfenig, Jason C. Jones
Filed: 31 Aug 16
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Solar energy metering, communications, and control system
4 Nov 19
Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for monitoring photovoltaic solar systems.
Udo Uebel, Gaurang Kavaiya, Kevin Fischer, Carl Lenox, Donald Scrutchfield
Filed: 26 Jul 15
Utility
Verifying status of a termination end cap of a microinverter chain
14 Oct 19
A photovoltaic (PV) system includes a system control module that determines the presence of a microinverter chain termination end cap.
Patrick L Chapman, Philip Rothblum
Filed: 23 May 16
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Methods and systems for maintaining photovoltaic power plant reactive power capability
30 Sep 19
Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for maintaining photovoltaic power plant reactive power capability, e.g., through the manipulation of direct current (DC) voltage.
Lars Johnson, Andrew Joseph Ponec
Filed: 23 Sep 15
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Clamps for solar systems
30 Sep 19
A solar power system can include a rail and a solar module disposed on the rail.
Ryan Braunstein, Zachary Kinyon, Guillaume Carre, David Matrat
Filed: 18 Dec 16
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Systems and apparatuses for carport with integrated precipitation and cable management
30 Sep 19
A carport includes a casting, wherein first brace and a second brace on a first side of the casting and a third brace and a fourth brace on a second side of the casting support a canopy.
Nicholas J. McKibben, John Kapla, Sushrut G. Bapat, Elizabeth Schulte, Gary A. Rossi, Jeremy Mansell, Andrew R. Wolf
Filed: 25 Mar 18
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