Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160056314 | Multilayer Thin-Film Back Contact System For Flexible Photovoltaic Devices On Polymer Substrates - A polymer substrate and back contact structure for a photovoltaic element, and a photovoltaic element include a CIGS photovoltaic structure, a polymer substrate having a device side at which the photovoltaic element can be located and a back side opposite the device side. A layer of dielectric is optionally formed at the back side of the polymer substrate. A metal structure is formed at the device side of the polymer substrate. | 02-25-2016 |
20140193944 | Multilayer Thin-Film Back Contact System For Flexible Photovoltaic Devices On Polymer Substrates - A polymer substrate and back contact structure for a photovoltaic element, and a photovoltaic element include a CIGS photovoltaic structure, a polymer substrate having a device side at which the photovoltaic element can be located and a back side opposite the device side. A layer of dielectric is formed at the back side of the polymer substrate. A metal structure is formed at the device side of the polymer substrate. | 07-10-2014 |
20140193942 | Systems And Methods For Thermally Managing High-Temperature Processes On Temperature Sensitive Substrates - A method for depositing one or more thin-film layers on a flexible polyimide substrate having opposing front and back outer surfaces includes the following steps: (a) heating the flexible polyimide substrate such that a temperature of the front outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate is higher than a temperature of the back outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate, and (b) depositing the one or more thin-film layers on the front outer surface of the flexible polyimide substrate. A deposition zone for executing the method includes (a) one of more physical vapor deposition sources adapted to deposit one or more metallic materials on the front outer surface of the substrate, and (b) one or more radiant zone boundary heaters. | 07-10-2014 |
20140186993 | Multilayer Thin-Film Back Contact System For Flexible Photovoltaic Devices On Polymer Substrates - A polymer substrate and back contact structure for a photovoltaic element, and a photovoltaic element include a CIGS photovoltaic structure, a polymer substrate having a device side at which the photovoltaic element can be located and a back side opposite the device side. A layer of dielectric is formed at the back side of the polymer substrate. A metal structure is formed at the device side of the polymer substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
20140168866 | SYSTEM FOR HOUSING AND POWERING A BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A reversible system for housing a battery-operated device includes a first case member and a second case member. The first case member includes a first alignment member and the second case member includes a second alignment member complimenting the first alignment member such that the orientation of the first case member to the second case member can be altered in at least two orientations. In certain embodiments, the reversible system additionally includes a photovoltaic module for powering the battery-operated device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140167675 | SYSTEM FOR HOUSING AND POWERING A BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An integral system for housing and powering a battery-operated device includes an integral case adapted to house the battery-operated device, at least one photovoltaic assembly adapted to releasably attach to the integral case, and a first device interface connector adapted to electrically couple the battery-operated device to the integral case. | 06-19-2014 |
20140099748 | HYBRID MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A multi-junction photovoltaic cell includes a substrate and a back contact layer formed on the substrate. A low bandgap Group IB-IIIB-VIB | 04-10-2014 |
20140083485 | Photovoltaic Assembly And Associated Methods - A photovoltaic assembly includes a flexible photovoltaic module, a flexible back barrier layer, and electrically conductive first and second flexible bus bars. The photovoltaic module includes opposing front and back outer surfaces and first and second electrical contacts on the front outer surface. The photovoltaic module is adapted to generate an electrical potential difference between the first and second electrical contacts in response to light incident on the front outer surface. The flexible back barrier layer is disposed on the back outer surface of the photovoltaic module. The electrically conductive first and second flexible bus bars are electrically coupled to the first and second electrical contacts, respectively, and the first and second flexible bus bars wrap around the flexible photovoltaic module and extend through the back barrier layer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140030841 | Flexible High-Voltage Adaptable Current Photovoltaic Modules And Associated Methods - A flexible photovoltaic module for converting light into an electric current includes a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible photovoltaic submodules monolithically integrated onto a common flexible substrate. Each photovoltaic submodule includes a plurality of electrically interconnected flexible thin-film photovoltaic cells monolithically integrated onto the flexible substrate. A flexible photovoltaic module for converting light into an electric current includes a backplane layer for supporting the photovoltaic module. A first pottant layer is disposed on the backplane layer, and a photovoltaic submodule assembly is disposed on the first pottant layer. The photovoltaic submodule assembly has at least one photovoltaic submodule, where each photovoltaic submodule includes a plurality of thin-film photovoltaic cells. A second pottant layer is disposed on the photovoltaic submodule assembly, and a upper laminate layer disposed on the second pottant layer. | 01-30-2014 |
20130228209 | SUBTRACTIVE HINGE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An assembly includes first and second sections and a subtractive hinge coupling the first and second sections. The subtractive hinges forms at least one aperture. A method for forming a flexible photovoltaic assembly includes the following steps: ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130061927 | Multilayer Thin-Film Back Contact System For Flexible Photoboltaic Devices On Polymer Substrates - A polymer substrate and back contact structure for a photovoltaic element, and a photovoltaic element include a CIGS photovoltaic structure, a polymer substrate having a device side at which the photovoltaic element can be located and a back side opposite the device side. A layer of dielectric is formed at the back side of the polymer substrate. A metal structure is formed at the device side of the polymer substrate. | 03-14-2013 |
20120060900 | Cd-Free, Oxide Buffer Layers For Thin Film CIGS Solar Cells By Chemical Solution Deposition Methods - A process described herein provides an economical means for producing the oxide-based buffer layers using a wet chemical CSD process wherein the desired buffer layer material results from the evaporation of a chemical already containing the material in solution. Thus, no residual liquid chemical elements remain after deposition, and as there is no reaction to create the buffer material, as is the case with CdS CBD, the liquid elements in CSD have sufficiently long shelf life after mixing to as to improve manufacturability and further reduce waste. Furthermore, as there is no in-chamber reaction to create the buffer material solution, there are many options for delivering said solution to the CIGS absorber layer. Finally, as the oxide films for the CdS replacement have inherently better transmission in the blue spectrum, aggressive thinning of films to improve current generation is unnecessary. | 03-15-2012 |