Solus Engineering, Enpulz, Guardian Industries Corporation, SolarCity Corporation, United Solar Systems, and Tesla (after their merger with SolarCity) have all been issued patents for solar cells that are much more discreet than the traditional solar panel.
Against the pressing challenges of climate change and fossil fuel depletion, renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaics (PV) are considered a clean and sustainable alternative. PV technologies have grown into a substantial field of research and development through large stocks of scientific publications and patents.
The technical review of these patents has shown the global continuous efforts for improving PV technologies and addressing their technical challenges. Taken together, the results show that the PV technological system has been deeply connected with patenting activities since its emergence in the past century.
Named after Italian physicist, chemist and pioneer of electricity and power, Alessandro Volta, photovoltaic is the more technical term for turning light energy into electricity, and used interchangeably with the term photoelectric. Edward Weston's "Apparatus for Utilizing Solar Radiant Energy," patented September 4, 1888. U.S. Patent 389,124
In 1941, Russell S Ohl at Bell Labs invented the first silicon solar cell, securing US patent no 2,402,662 on his invention. In the ''662 patent, Ohl described a process of forming a silicon ingot
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Only a few years later in 1888, inventor Edward Weston received two patents for solar cells – U.S. Patent 389,124 and U.S. Patent 389,425. For both patents, Weston proposed, “to...
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Search specific patents by importing a CSV or list of patent publication or application numbers. A solar panel arrangement for capturing solar energy and supplying power for use in a...
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The invention provides solar panel systems, which may be applied to surfaces such as residential rooftops. The invention also provides methods of installing solar panel systems. A solar...
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We therefore had to define these various data sets – SETO-funded PV patents; Other DOE-funded PV patents; and PV patents assigned to the leading organizations in this technology.
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Against the pressing challenges of climate change and fossil fuel depletion, renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaics (PV) are considered a clean and sustainable alternative.
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This application claims benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/299,287 titled “Solar Panel” and filed Feb. 24, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference in
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This chapter outlines the results of patent analyses regarding recent developments in photovoltaics, with a special focus on the four sub-areas covered in this report: photovoltaic materials, device-related
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Abstract: A floating solar photovoltaic system and a method for cooling a back surface of a photovoltaic panel are described.
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To reduce this waste, the company We Recycle Solar has opened the first utility-scale solar panel recycling plant in the United States, and has developed multiple processes to refurbish or
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