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US 8,058,752 B2Granted
Thin-film photovoltaic power element with integrated low-profile high-efficiency DC-DC converter
AssigneeMiasole
InventorsRobert W. Erickson, Jr., Steven Croft, Shawn Everson, Aaron Schultz
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Abstract
A photovoltaic device includes at least one photovoltaic cell and a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the at least one photovoltaic cell. The at least one photovoltaic cell and the DC/DC converter are integrated into a photovoltaic package.
Claims25
A photovoltaic device, comprising:
- at least one photovoltaic cell;
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- a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the at least one photovoltaic cell,
- wherein the at least one photovoltaic cell and the DC/DC converter are integrated into a photovoltaic package, and wherein the photovoltaic package comprises a low-profile laminate or non-laminate package.
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A photovoltaic device, comprising:
- at least one photovoltaic cell;
- a DC/DC converter electrically coupled to the at least one photovoltaic cell, wherein the at least one photovoltaic cell and the DC/DC converter are integrated into a photovoltaic package, and wherein the at least one photovoltaic cell is a thin-film photovoltaic cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.