Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090314337 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Photovoltaic devices and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. In one example, a photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a transparent conductive layer deposited on the substrate; a semiconductor layer provided with a P layer, an I layer, and a N layer sequentially deposited on the transparent conductive layer; and a rear electrode deposited on the N layer of the semiconductor layer, wherein the P layer is a P-type oxide semiconductor. | 12-24-2009 |
20100051082 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell module includes a front substrate; a plurality of thin film solar cells disposed on the front substrate; a rear substrate disposed on the thin film solar cells; a plurality of inter-connection terminals electrically connected to the thin film solar cells, respectively, and exposed to an exterior surface of at least one of the front and rear substrates; and a connector electrically connecting the inter-connection terminals in a series or parallel configuration. | 03-04-2010 |
20100059111 | Solar Cell Module having Multiple Module Layers and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A solar cell module includes a bottom module layer formed on a first substrate and absorbing a greater fraction of light energy in a first wavelength band than in a second wavelength band. The first wavelength band includes a shorter wavelength than any wavelength in the second wavelength band. A top module layer is formed on the bottom module layer to absorb a greater fraction of light energy in the second wavelength band than in the first wavelength band. A second substrate is formed on the top module layer. A reflecting filter is provided between the bottom module layer and the top module layer. The reflecting filter reflects a greater fraction of light energy in the first wavelength band than in the second wavelength band and transmits a greater fraction of light energy in the second wavelength band than in the first wavelength band. | 03-11-2010 |
20100060305 | INSPECTING APPARATUS FOR SOLAR CELL AND INSPECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - An inspecting apparatus for a solar cell and an inspecting method are provided. The inspecting apparatus for the solar cell includes a head unit having a plurality of probe units, a rotation unit rotating the head unit according to an interval of cells of the solar cell, a controller controlling a rotation angle of the head unit by controlling the rotation unit, and a wire unit connected to the head unit to be electrically connected to the probe units. | 03-11-2010 |
20100071745 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In one or more embodiments of a photovoltaic device and a method of manufacturing the photovoltaic device, a first conductive layer, a first light-absorbing layer and a second conductive layer may be formed on a substrate, in sequence. A temperature for forming the second conductive layer may be lower than a temperature for forming the first conductive layer and a temperature for forming the first light-absorbing layer. | 03-25-2010 |
20100101633 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photovoltaic device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The photovoltaic device includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer formed on the substrate; P layers and N layers alternately formed along a first direction on the first conductive layer; and I layers covering the P layers and the N layers on the first conductive layer, wherein the P layers and the N layers are separated from each other by a first interval, the I layers are formed between the P layers and the N layers that are separated by the first interval, and the P layers, the I layers, and the N layers formed along the first direction form unit cells. | 04-29-2010 |
20100159633 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE - Provided is a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic device using a Joule heating-induced crystallization method. The method includes: forming a first conductive pattern on a substrate; forming a photoelectric conversion layer on the substrate having the first conductive pattern; and crystallizing at least part of the photoelectric conversion layer by applying an electric field to the photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a first amorphous semiconductor layer containing first impurities, a second intrinsic, amorphous semiconductor layer, and a third amorphous semiconductor layer containing second impurities. | 06-24-2010 |
20110011453 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTUIRNG THE SAME - A solar cell module includes a substrate, a first electrode disposed on the substrate and including a first groove extending in a first direction in a plan view of the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the first electrode and including a second groove extending in the first direction and a third groove extending in the first direction, a second electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and including the third groove, and a fourth groove disposed extending through the semiconductor layer and the second electrode and disposed between the second groove and the third groove in the plan view of the substrate. | 01-20-2011 |
20110284056 | SOLAR CELL HAVING REDUCED LEAKAGE CURRENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A solar cell having a reduced leakage current and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The solar cell includes a plurality of solar cells, and a plurality of cell division parts dividing each of the plurality of solar cells. Each of the plurality of solar cells includes a transparent electrode layer formed on a substrate, a first photoelectric conversion layer formed on the transparent electrode layer, an interlayer formed on the first photoelectric conversion layer, first and second division parts in which the interlayer is substantially absent, and a second photoelectric conversion layer formed on the interlayer. The cell division parts are formed within their respective second division parts. | 11-24-2011 |
20120000506 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A photovoltaic module includes a plurality of solar cells, and a plurality of solar cell separation regions separating adjacent solar cells. Each of the solar cells includes a first electrode layer on a transparent substrate and electrically separated from the first electrode layer of an adjacent solar cell, a second electrode layer over the first electrode layer and electrically separated from the second electrode layer of the adjacent solar cell, first and second electrical and optical photovoltaic layers between the first and second electrode layers, and a conductive interlayer between the first and second photovoltaic layers. At least one of the solar cell separation regions includes a first separation groove which extends through the first electrode layer; and a second separation groove which extends through the first photovoltaic layer which fills the first separation groove, and the interlayer. | 01-05-2012 |
20120122262 | THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin film solar cell module includes a front substrate; a plurality of thin film solar cells disposed on the front substrate; a rear substrate disposed on the thin film solar cells; a plurality of inter-connection terminals electrically connected to the thin film solar cells, respectively, and exposed to an exterior surface of at least one of the front and rear substrates; and a connector electrically connecting the inter-connection terminals in a series or parallel configuration. | 05-17-2012 |