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20080289681 | STRUCTURES FOR LOW COST, RELIABLE SOLAR MODULES - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising a module front layer comprising a glass plate, a module back layer comprising an electrically conductive foil, and a plurality of solar cells arranged to be protected by the front layer and the back layer. In some embodiments, the module back layer is aluminum foil. The module back layer may have an externally exposed surface. The module back layer may be electrically grounded. An electrically insulating pottant material may be used with the solar cells to separate them from the module back layer. This allows for a high voltage withstand between the cells and the outer surface of the back layer. | 11-27-2008 |
20080289682 | Structures for Low Cost, Reliable Solar Modules - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising a module front layer comprising a glass plate, a module back layer comprising an electrically conductive foil, and a plurality of solar cells arranged to be protected by the front layer and the back layer. In some embodiments, the module back layer is aluminum foil. The module back layer may have an externally exposed surface. The module back layer may be electrically grounded. An electrically insulating pottant material may be used with the solar cells to separate them from the module back layer. This allows for a high voltage withstand between the cells and the outer surface of the back layer. | 11-27-2008 |
20090114261 | Edge Mountable Electrical Connection Assembly - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising of a plurality of photovoltaic cells positioned between a transparent module layer and a backside module layer. The module includes a first electrical lead extending outward from an edge of the module from between the transparent module layer and the backside module layer, wherein the lead is couplable to an adjacent module without passing the lead through a central junction box or an opening in either the transparent module layer or the backside module layer. The module may include a second electrical lead extending outward from an edge of the module from between the transparent module layer and the backside module layer, wherein the lead is couplable to another adjacent module without passing the lead through a central junction box or an opening in either the transparent module layer or the backside module layer. | 05-07-2009 |
20100269428 | Cost Effective, Elongate Member Mounting System For Photovoltaic Devices - Methods and devices are provided for improved rooftop solar module mounting assemblies. In one embodiment, an assembly is provided for mounting a plurality of photovoltaic devices over a roof surface. The assembly comprises of a plurality of elongate metal rods, wherein the elongate metal rods are connected together to define a support grid; a plurality of non-roof penetrating grid supports configured to elevate the support grid above the roof surface; and a plurality of grid-to-roof anchors that secure the entire support grid over the roof surface, wherein the number of grid-to-roof anchors is less than about ¼ of the number of non-roof penetrating grid supports to minimize the number of locations where water may enter the roof surface. | 10-28-2010 |
20100300352 | SOLUTION DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY - Methods and devices are provided for improved deposition systems. In one embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system is provided for use with a solution and a substrate. The system comprises of a solution deposition apparatus; at least one heating chamber; at least one assembly for holding a solution over the substrate; and a substrate curling apparatus for curling at least one edge of the substrate to define a zone capable of containing a volume of the solution over the substrate. In another embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system for use with a substrate, the system comprising a solution deposition apparatus; at heating chamber; and at least assembly for holding solution over the substrate to allow for a depth of at least about 0.5 microns to 10 mm. | 12-02-2010 |
20120045533 | THIN FILM BUFFER LAYER SOLUTION DEPOSITION ASSEMBLY - Methods and devices are provided for improved deposition systems. In one non-limiting example, a deposition system is provided for use with a solution and a substrate. The system comprises of a solution deposition apparatus; at least one heating chamber; at least one assembly for holding a solution over the substrate; and a substrate curling apparatus for curling at least one edge of the substrate to define a zone capable of containing a volume of the solution over the substrate. In another embodiment of the present invention, a deposition system for use with a substrate, the system comprising a solution deposition apparatus; at heating chamber; and at least assembly for holding solution over the substrate to allow for a depth of at least about 0.5 microns to 10 mm. | 02-23-2012 |
20120118369 | SOLAR CELL ARCHITECTURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF VIAS WITH SHAPED FOIL VIA INTERIOR - Methods and devices are provided for forming a low electrical resistance via filling material based on foil deformation. | 05-17-2012 |
20130008482 | Edge Mountable Electrical Connection Assembly - Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations for a photovoltaic module with a plurality of photovoltaic cells positioned between a transparent module layer and a backside module layer. The module includes a first electrical lead extending outward from an edge of the module from between the transparent module layer and the backside module layer. | 01-10-2013 |
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20100082628 | Classifying A Data Item With Respect To A Hierarchy Of Categories - To classify an input data item, a hierarchy of categories is provided. A classifier is used to identify, from a set of data items, neighboring data items of the input data item. According to metric values relating the neighboring data items to the input data item, it is determined whether at least one category is assignable to the input data item from among the hierarchy of categories. The determining involves processing the hierarchy from more specific categories to less specific categories. | 04-01-2010 |
20110040875 | System And Method For Inter-domain Information Transfer - System and method is disclosed for inter-domain information transfer. The method discloses defining a sharing profile, including a set of rules for whether and how to share information between a set of independent domains; exchanging information with a first domain in the set, thereby generating a first domain data set; and sharing information from the first domain data set with a second domain in the set which is independent from the first domain, according to the rules in the sharing profile. The system discloses a browser plug-in for generating a sharing profile, including rules for whether and how to share information between a set of independent domains; and a domain browser for sharing domain data set information between domains in the set according to the rules in the sharing profile. | 02-17-2011 |
20110112824 | DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE CATEGORY PATH FOR IDENTIFYING INPUT TEXT - In a method of determining at least one category path for identifying an input text, one or more categories that are most relevant to the input text are determined, one or more concepts that are most relevant to the input text using information from a labeled text data source and the one or more categories determined to be the most relevant to the input text are determined, and one or more category paths through a hierarchy of predefined category levels are determined for one or more of the determined concepts. | 05-12-2011 |
20110113385 | VISUALLY REPRESENTING A HIERARCHY OF CATEGORY NODES - In a method of visually representing a hierarchy of category nodes that identify one or more concepts, accesses to documents are tracked and one or more concepts that are relevant to the accessed documents are determined. In addition, one or more category paths through the hierarchy of category nodes for the determined one or more concepts are determined and relevance levels for the category nodes with respect to the determined one or more concepts are determined based upon the generated one or more category paths. Moreover, a graph depicting a visual representation of the relevance levels determined for each of the category nodes in the hierarchy of category nodes is constructed. | 05-12-2011 |
20130091088 | MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO A USER THAT IS CURRENTLY GENERATING EVENTS BASED ON A SUBSET OF HISTORICAL EVENT DATA - A method and a system of making a recommendation to a user that is currently generating events based on a subset of historical event data are provided. Historical event data, which is segmented into a set of sessions, is received. Each session includes events. The sessions are associated with clusters that represent the users that generated the historical event data. Each of the associated sessions is associated with one cluster and the number of the clusters is the same as the number of the users. A determination as to which cluster is associated with events currently being generated by a current user's behavior is made. The determining does not require identification of the current user. A recommendation is made to the current user based on the cluster that is associated with the events currently being generated. | 04-11-2013 |
20140372453 | MANAGING DATA ENTITIES USING COLLABORATIVE FILTERING - In a method for managing a plurality of data entities, data pertaining to transactions by a plurality of users with respect to the data entities is collected and a collaborative filtering operation is applied on the data entities to determine similarity levels of the data entities with respect to each other. In addition, for at least one of the data entities, remaining ones of the data entities are ranked according to the determined similarities while discounting for popularities of the data entities. Moreover, identifications of at least another one of the data entities having the highest rankings to the at least one of the data entities are presented to a first user to recommend the at least another one of the data entities for use by the first user. | 12-18-2014 |