PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

• Main Authors: KAUFFMANN, KEITH, L, MILLS, MICHAEL, E, TELI, SAMAR, R, GASTON, RYAN, S, KEENIHAN, JAMES, R, MAAK, KEVIN, D, LANGMAID, JOSEPH, A, LOPEZ, LEONARDO, C, RAMESH, NARAYAN, REESE, JASON, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.12.2012
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS,e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USERAPPLICATIONS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERATION; GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

The present invention is premised upon an improved photovoltaic device ("PV device"), more particularly to an improved photovoltaic device with a multilayered photovoltaic cell assembly and a body portion joined at an interface region and including an intermediate layer, at least one interconnecting structural member, relieving feature, unique component geometry, or any combination thereof. La présente invention concerne un dispositif photovoltaïque (« dispositif PV ») amélioré, plus particulièrement un dispositif photovoltaïque amélioré doté d'un ensemble de cellules photovoltaïques multicouches et d'une partie corps reliées au niveau d'une zone d'interface et comprenant une couche intermédiaire, au moins un élément structural d'interconnexion, un accessoire de soulagement, une géométrie de composant unique, ou une combinaison quelconque de ces éléments.