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US 10,651,329 B1Granted
Large-scale production of photovoltaic cells and resulting power
OwnerEric C. Bachmaninventor
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Abstract
The present application discloses systems and methods for manufacturing large PV sheets and conveying large PV sheets away from the PV manufacturing site while routing power from the PV sheet to the grid.
Claims19
A method, comprising:
- a. providing a PV printer and associated automated conveying system for conveying printed PV material away from the PV printer, wherein the automated conveying system is configured to convey the printed PV material into a sun-lit area proximate the PV printer;
- b. printing PV material;
- c. conveying, using the automated conveying system, printed PV material away from the PV printer;
- d. conveying, using the automated conveying system, the printed PV material into a sun-lit area proximate the PV printer;
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- e. routing power to a grid from sun-exposed PV material proximate the PV printer.
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A method, comprising:
- a. providing a PV manufacturing site configured to manufacture PV cells and affix the PV cells using large-scale 3D printing technology onto a wide, flat and continuous substrate to form a wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells;
- b. manufacturing PV cells and affixing the PV cells using large-scale 3D printing technology onto a wide, flat and continuous substrate to form a wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells;
- c. providing an associated automated conveying system for conveying the wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells away from the PV manufacturing site, wherein the automated conveying system is configured to convey the printed PV material into a sun-lit area proximate the PV printer;
- d. conveying the wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells away from the PV manufacturing site;
- e. conveying, using the automated conveying system, the printed PV material into a sun-lit area proximate the PV printer;
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- f. in addition to routing power to a power distribution grid, routing power from the sun-exposed wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells to the PV manufacturing site and conveying system while the wide, flat and continuous array of solar cells generates power.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.