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US 12,525,916 B2Granted
Mechanically stacked solar transmissive cells or modules
AssigneeConti Innovation Center, LLC
InventorsKurt G Conti, Cullin J. Wible
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Abstract
A device is provided. The device includes mechanically stacked layers. The mechanically stacked layers include a bottom layer and upper layers. Each upper layer includes a transmissive solar cell that converts light energy into electricity. Each upper layer transmits unconverted portions of the light energy towards the bottom layer. The bottom layer includes a solar cell that converts the unconverted portions of the light energy into electricity.
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A device comprising:
- at least two electrically distinct layers being mechanically stacked, wherein the at least two electrically distinct layers are electrically independent and operate independently within the device, and the at least two electrically distinct layers comprising:
- a bottom layer comprising one or more silicon cells, and
- an upper layer comprising one or more transmissive solar cells that convert a first portion of a light energy into and outputs a first electricity and transmits unconverted portions of the light energy towards the bottom layer, and
- wherein the bottom layer separately, from the first electricity, converts at least part of the unconverted portions of the light energy into and outputs a second electricity.
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A system comprising:
- at least two electrically distinct layers being mechanically stacked, wherein the at least two electrically distinct layers are electrically independent and operate independently within the system, and the at least two electrically distinct layers comprising:
- a bottom layer comprising one or more silicon cells, and
- an upper layer comprising one or more transmissive solar cells that convert a first portion of a light energy into and outputs a first electricity and transmits unconverted portions of the light energy towards the bottom layer, and
- wherein the bottom layer separately, from the first electricity, converts at least part of the unconverted portions of the light energy into and outputs a second electricity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.