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ROBOT NETTOYEUR POUR INSTALLATION SOLAIRE FLOTTANTE

Resumen de: FR3174031A1

Robot nettoyeur (10) destiné au nettoyage d’une installation solaire flottante (100) comprenant au moins une rangée (110) de panneaux photovoltaïques (111) selon une direction longitudinale (X) et étant supportés par des flotteurs (120), le robot nettoyeur (10) comprenant : un châssis (20), un système de roulement (30) configuré pour déplacer le châssis (20) sur au moins un premier panneau photovoltaïque (111), un système de nettoyage (40), au moins un module d’extension (60) qui comprend au moins un organe d’appui (66) relié au châssis (20) de manière déportée selon une première direction (D1), l’organe d’appui (66) étant configuré pour exercer un appui vertical (F) sur un deuxième panneau photovoltaïque (111) lorsque le châssis (20) est en déplacement sur le premier panneau photovoltaïque (111), le deuxième panneau photovoltaïque (111) étant adjacent au premier panneau photovoltaïque (111) selon la direction longitudinale (X). Figure de l’abrégé : Figure 5

Dispositif de chauffage utilisant l’énergie photovoltaïque, son procédé de mise en œuvre et ses utilisations

Resumen de: FR3173799A1

Dispositif de chauffage utilisant l’énergie photovoltaïque, son procédé de mise en œuvre et ses utilisations Ce dispositif de chauffage comprend au moins un panneau photovoltaïque (1) produisant un courant continu, qui est véhiculé par une ligne électrique principale (11), une pluralité de résistances de chauffage (31 - 38), dont chacune possède une température dite seuil, que ne peut pas excéder la température de chaque résistance, un organe de chauffage (5), pouvant être chauffé par lesdites résistances, une pluralité de lignes électriques dérivées (61 - 68) connectées sélectivement avec la ligne principale, chaque ligne dérivée étant apte à alimenter en courant continu une résistance respective, ainsi que des moyens de commande (2 ; 102) pour commander le nombre de lignes dérivées effectivement connectées avec la ligne principale. Les résistances de chauffage, conformes à l’invention, sont alimentées par des lignes véhiculant un courant continu dont la tension est relativement faible, évitant tout risque d’électrocution. La température des résistances ne peut pas dépasser la valeur seuil, typiquement voisine de 200°C, ce qui évite tout risque d’incendie. Enfin l’intégralité de l’énergie, captée par le panneau photovoltaïque, est retransmise aux résistances, ce qui est favorable rendement global du dispositif. Figure 1

Arrangement de lunette arrière pour un véhicule automobile

Resumen de: FR3173854A1

L’invention concerne un arrangement (1) de lunette arrière (11) pour un véhicule automobile (2), l’arrangement (1) de lunette arrière (11) comportant une paroi vitrée (110) qui s’étend en travers d’un hayon arrière de véhicule automobile (2). Selon l’invention, l’arrangement (1) de lunette arrière (11) comporte un système photovoltaïque (12) associé à la paroi vitrée (110), le système photovoltaïque (12) comportant une pluralité de cellules photovoltaïques (121) configurées pour transformer en énergie électrique un flux lumineux (4) émis par une source de lumière artificielle, telle que par exemple des feux avant d’un véhicule suiveur, lesdites cellules photovoltaïques (121) étant au moins en partie transparentes. Figure à publier avec l’abrégé : Fig. 1

PEROVSKITE/SILICON TANDEM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

Resumen de: US20260314112A1

0000 A tandem photovoltaic device includes a silicon photovoltaic cell having a silicon layer, a perovskite photovoltaic cell having a perovskite layer, and an intermediate layer between a rear side of the perovskite photovoltaic cell and a front (sunward) side of the silicon photovoltaic cell. The front side of the silicon layer has a textured surface, with a peak-to-valley height of structures in the textured surface of less than 1 μm or less than 2 μm. The textured surface is planarized by the intermediate layer or a layer of the perovskite photovoltaic cell. Forming the tandem photovoltaic device includes texturing a silicon-containing layer of a silicon photovoltaic cell and operatively coupling a perovskite photovoltaic cell comprising a perovskite layer to the silicon photovoltaic cell, thereby forming a tandem photovoltaic device and planarizing the textured surface of the silicon-containing layer of the silicon photovoltaic cell.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Resumen de: WO2026208881A1

The present application relates to the technical field of photovoltaics. Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a solar cell, and a solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The method for manufacturing a solar cell comprises: providing a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite each other; forming a first semiconductor layer on the first surface, wherein the first semiconductor layer comprises amorphous silicon and/or nanocrystalline silicon, and the first semiconductor layer comprises at least one processing region; and processing part of the processing region, such that the degree of crystallization of the part of the processing region is increased to form crystallized regions, and that the processing region comprises a plurality of crystallized regions that extend along a first direction and are spaced apart along a second direction, and spacing regions located between adjacent crystallized regions, wherein the degree of crystallization of the crystallized region is greater than the degree of crystallization of the spacing region, and the crystallized region comprises nanocrystalline silicon and/or microcrystalline silicon. By using the solution of the present application, while the degree of crystallization of a first semiconductor layer in a portion irradiated by a laser is increased to form crystallized regions, damage to the first semiconductor layer due to the action of the laser in a region in a pro

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLAR POWER AND VOLTAGE DENSITY

Resumen de: US20260312527A1

0000 A solar panel tower, the tower comprising: a first level of one or more bifacial solar panels arranged to form one or more sides of a first polygon around a longitudinal axis, wherein a first face of each of the first level of bifacial solar panels forms one side of the first polygon; and a second level of bifacial solar panels arranged to form one or more sides of a second polygon around the longitudinal axis and longitudinally spaced along the longitudinal axis from the first level of bifacial solar panels, wherein a first face of each of the second level of bifacial solar panels forms one side of the second polygon.

SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Resumen de: US20260314113A1

0000 Provided are a solar cell, a method for preparing a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes alternating electrode regions and non-electrode regions, and transition regions, a respective transition region of the transition regions being abutted on one side by a respective electrode region of the electrode regions and on an opposing side by a respective non-electrode region of the non-electrode regions. The transition region includes a plurality of spaced first pyramid structures and a plurality of micro-convex structures, and a length or a diagonal length of a bottom of a respective micro-convex structure is smaller than a length or a diagonal length, respectively, of a bottom of a respective first pyramid structure.

PHOTODETECTOR INSPECTION APPARATUS AND PHOTODETECTOR INSPECTION METHOD

Resumen de: US20260309579A1

0000 A photodetector inspection apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a measurement stage comprising a region including a device placement portion for placing the back-incident type photodetector with the light receiving surface thereof in contact, the region being formed of a transparent member with respect to the laser light; anti-reflection films formed on the front surface of the device placement portion and on the front surface of a portion opposed to the device placement portion on the back surface side of the measurement stage, respectively; a light source unit capable of selecting either CW light or pulsed light; and an optical fiber unit connected at one end to the light source unit, wherein one end of the optical fiber unit is an oblique polished surface and a portion opposed to the device placement portion has a lens shape.

BUSBAR-FREE HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELL AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF

Resumen de: US20260314108A1

A busbar-free heterojunction solar cell comprises a cell body and a plurality of parallel finger grid electrodes provided on the front and back sides of the cell body, wherein each finger grid electrode comprises a plurality of first finger grid electrodes, a second finger grid electrode is provided between two adjacent first finger grid electrodes, both ends of the second finger grid electrode are respectively in lap-joint with the two adjacent first finger grid electrodes, and a welding positioning groove is formed in a middle portion of the second finger grid electrode. The structure of the solar cell can not only ensure good conductive performance of finger grid electrodes but also take into account good welding performance of the finger grid electrodes.

TCO COATING METHOD, TCO COATING DEVICE, AND SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR

Resumen de: US20260314105A1

0000 In one aspect, a TCO coating method includes: loading a part to be coated onto a carrier plate, and performing TCO coating treatment; in the TCO coating treatment step, monitoring water vapor partial pressure in the TCO coating treatment step; and when it is monitored that the water vapor partial pressure in the TCO coating treatment step is greater than 5.0×e<−3 >Pa, stopping coating or continuing to complete the TCO coating treatment, and then performing ion etching cleaning on the carrier plate, so that the water vapor partial pressure is not greater than 5.0×e<−3 >Pa.

Power receiver electronics

Resumen de: AU2026234130A1

Abstract A power receiver, comprising: a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) cells, each PV cell having: an active surface configured to receive light for conversion to electric power; and a cathode connector and an anode connector configured to produce a voltage therebetween when the active surface of the PV cell is exposed to light; a circuit board connected to at least one of the cathode and anode connectors, the circuit board having a plurality of apertures therein; and an output connector configured to electrically connect the circuit board to a load, wherein each PV cell is positioned to receive light that has passed through at least one of the plurality of apertures in the circuit board. Abstract ep b s t r a c t e p

CABLE-STORAGE-TYPE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE JUNCTION BOX

Resumen de: US20260312535A1

0000 A cable-storage-type photovoltaic module junction box, which comprises a housing, a switch component, a cable storage component and a photovoltaic module connecting electrode component. In the junction box in the present application, there is no reserved cable after the cable is connected, such that a power station is neat and aesthetic in appearance; the cable is not reserved outside after a photovoltaic module is connected, such that a potential safety hazard present in conventional cables is avoided, and the service life of the cable can also be greatly prolonged; the cable is properly stored, and thus the problem of a plug colliding with a backplate of the module during module production and transportation processes is avoided, such that the problem of a hidden crack caused by the module being impacted is avoided.

TRANSMISSION SHAFT MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND PARALLEL DRIVING DEVICE

Resumen de: US20260309221A1

This application provides a transmission shaft mounting structure and a parallel driving device. The mounting structure includes a housing and a transmission shaft. The transmission shaft has one end inside a first chamber and is installed in a mounting hole through two bearings. A distance bushing is provided between the bearings. An oil seal is provided between the bushing and the transmission shaft. The parallel driving device includes the mounting structure and six transmission members. The housing also includes a second and a third chamber independently lubricated. The sixth transmission member is a sector worm gear shaft with a hollow light weight structure and is connected to the photovoltaic main shaft through a connecting part, and the shaft head of the connecting part has a polygon contour of arcs and lines. The mounting structure has good versatility and lightweight. The lightweight connecting part withstands high bending moments and torques.

SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Resumen de: US20260314083A1

In one aspect, a solar cell includes: an N-type substrate; a patterned first passivating contact structure, which is disposed on a light-receiving surface of the substrate and includes a first dielectric layer having a thickness less than or equal to 2 nm and an N-type first doped polysilicon layer; a second passivating contact structure, which is disposed on the entire backlight surface of the substrate and includes a second dielectric layer having a thickness greater than 2 nm and having a through hole and a P-type second doped polysilicon layer having a doping concentration of 5×1018 to 3×1020 atom/cm3; a first function layer on the substrate and the first doped polysilicon layer; a second function layer on the second doped polysilicon layer; a first electrode; and a second electrode.

SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

Resumen de: WO2026212144A1

The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a solar cell and a solar cell manufactured by the method, the method comprising the steps of: forming a first buffer layer on one surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming a first intrinsic semiconductor layer on the other surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a first semiconductor layer on the first intrinsic semiconductor layer; forming a second intrinsic semiconductor layer on the first buffer layer; and forming a second semiconductor layer on the second intrinsic semiconductor layer.

System and Method for Protecting Solar Panels from Inclement Weather

Resumen de: US20260310239A1

0000 A solar panel positioning system includes at least one processor configured to perform operations including receive indications of inclement weather, and in response to at least one indication of inclement weather, perform further operations including: operate at least one actuator assembly to rotate at least one panel assembly comprising a solar panel and shield from at least one collection orientation that enables the solar panel to receive direct sunlight, and to a protective orientation that positions the shield above the solar panel to enable the shield to protect the solar panel from a falling object associated with the inclement weather; and maintain the at least one panel assembly in the protective orientation for at least a predetermined period of time before allowing the at least one panel assembly to be rotated out of the protective orientation.

A PORTABLE CABIN AND METHOD OF TRANSPORTING PORTABLE CABINS

Resumen de: US20260308929A1

0000 A method of transporting portable cabins (1) having a flat roof (2) with a flat layer of lightweight or flexible solar material (10). The method comprises releasably attaching a protective layer (16) to cover the solar material (10) and transporting the cabin (1) with the covered solar material (10) in place. A portable cabin (1) with a flat layer of lightweight or flexible solar material (10) attached to the roof (2) is also disclosed.

CURVE TRACERS

Resumen de: US20260312539A1

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to curve tracers and systems for testing PV modules. The I-V curve tracer may include a switch-mode power converter (SMPC) circuit. The I-V curve tracer may be configured to sweep an I-V curve of the PV circuit. Related devices, systems and methods are also possible.

METHODS OF GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER AND A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF A GENERATOR-TURBINE APPARATUS HAVING A SET OF ELECTRIC GENERATORS SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVEN BY A GRAVITY-FORCE APPLIED AND MOMENT IMBALANCED TURBINE

Resumen de: US20260309131A1

A set of 3-φ electric power generators (SEPG) radially mounted inside an electric generator mounting block and simultaneously driven by a gravity-force applied and moment imbalanced turbine (GFAMIT) has a plurality of variable, articulate or elastic twisting-moment-arms (VAETMA) fixed on a rotating shaft inside each housing. Each housing eccentrically contains the rotating shaft from the housing's geometric center. The radial arm length of each VAETMA continuously changes with respect to rotation angle. When the turbine rotates by gravity, the VAETMAs induce the inertial centrifugal force differences toward the longest arm direction and the twisting moment differences in both half planes creating resultant twisting moment (torsion) on the rotating shaft. The resultant twisting moment drives several of the driving wheels which simultaneously and frictionally rotate the set of 3-φ electric power generators. Four levels of AI control the optimal performance of a distributed electric power network.

PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE INTERLOCK SYSTEMS

Resumen de: US20260312536A1

The systems and methods of the present disclosure can include an interlock system. The interlock system can include a plate defining a first aperture, a second aperture, and a third aperture, a spacer removably coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the second aperture, the spacer including a first adjustable tab and a second adjustable tab, the spacer movable through the second aperture via the first adjustable tab and the second adjustable tab, a first electrical connector coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the first aperture, the first electrical connector configured to rotate to form an electrical connection, and a second electrical connector coupled to the plate and extending at least partially through the third aperture, the second electrical connector configured to rotate to form the electrical connection.

SOLAR PANEL ARRANGEMENT WITH TELESCOPING FRAME FOR A SAILING VESSEL

Resumen de: US20260307765A1

This invention relates to the method of configuring a solar panel system on the foredeck of a sailing vessel using a telescoping frame for permanent or temporary attachment to the vessel. The invention relates to significantly improved solar energy capture by substantially increasing energy absorption area compared to existing designs for more efficient recharging of batteries. The solar panel arrangement uses a telescoping base for quick storage and deployment of the photovoltaic panels on the foredeck while underway or static. The telescoping frame can be adjusted to a multitude of deck geometries with modular design for various panel lengths and using adjustable feet. Base feet can be permanent for stability while sailing or motoring. The telescoping system can use folding, sliding, or quick attach solar panels. Application of this invention can also be configured on motor vehicles, travel trailers or similar.

TANDEM PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

Resumen de: US20260314248A1

The present invention relates to a tandem perovskite solar cell in which a laser edge isolation process is introduced in a process of manufacturing a solar cell, and a manufacturing method thereof.

SOLAR PANEL AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SAME

Resumen de: US20260314111A1

A solar panel capable may have various shapes by including a dummy cell module, and have improved output characteristics and lifespan characteristics.

System for Attaching a Wind Deflector to a Solar Panel

Resumen de: US20260312531A1

0000 The invention relates to a system for attaching a wind deflector to a solar panel, in particular to a module frame of a solar panel, said system including at least one primary clamping structure and at least one secondary clamping structure. The primary and secondary clamping structures are each configured to be clampingly coupled to at least one solar panel, in particular to the module frame of the solar panel, and to be connected to at least part of at least one wind deflector.

SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Nº publicación: US20260314115A1 08/10/2026

Solicitante:

TONGWEI SOLAR CHENGDU CO LTD [CN]
Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.

Resumen de: US20260314115A1

0000 A solar cell and a photovoltaic module are provided. The solar cell includes a substrate provided with a first face and a second face, at least one of which is a side of the substrate. On shared prismatic edges and/or shared corners where the first surface and the second surface are adjacent, the substrate is also provided with a multiple-pyramid shared body having a shared face. When viewed in the direction towards the first surface, the multiple-pyramid shared body includes a first pyramid structure formed by enclosing several first triangular surfaces and several third triangular surfaces. When viewed in the direction towards the second surface, the multiple-pyramid shared body includes a second pyramid structure formed by enclosing several second triangular surfaces and several third triangular surfaces.