Kyosemi Corporation

Sphelar Power Corporation

Energy Related Devices, Inc.

Tomoji Takamasa

Koji Okamoto

Nakata, Josuke

Josuke Nakata

Shigeki Hattori

Hiromi Sugimura

Norifumi Nagatomo

Norio Sasaguchi

Masahiko Inoue

Atsuji Masuda

Takashi Matsui

Hiroshi Endo

Hidetoshi Nakamura

Toshinori Matsumoto

Takahiro Tsuji

Hidemasa Tomozawa

Functional yarn equipped with semiconductor functional elements includes: a plurality of semiconductor functional elements whose electrically conductive directions defined by positive and negative electrodes are aligned and disposed between a pair of conducting wires in which each of the positive electrodes being connected to the conducting wire and each of the negative electrodes being connected to the conducting wire; an element mounting region consisting of conducting wire portions on which a plurality of the semiconductor functional elements are disposed; a conducting wire region consisting of only conducting wire portions and an insulating member that covers the surface of at least one of the pair of conducting wire portions of the conducting wire region.

Functional yarn equipped with semiconductor functional elements

This solar cell module () comprises a plurality of solar cell arrays (). Each solar cell array () includes a plurality of spherical semiconductor elements () arranged in a row, at least a pair of bypass diodes (), and a pair of lead members () that connect the plurality of spherical semiconductor elements () and the plurality of bypass diodes () in parallel. Each of the lead members () includes one or plural lead strings () to which the plurality of spherical semiconductor elements () are electrically connected and having a width less than or equal to the radius of the spherical semiconductor element (), and plural lead pieces () formed integrally with the lead strings () at least at both end portions of the lead member (), on which the bypass diodes () are electrically connected in reverse parallel to the spherical semiconductor elements (), and having width larger than or equal to the width of the bypass diodes ().

Solar cell module and method for producing the same

A laminated solar battery () wherein four solar cell modules are incorporated and integrally laminated is provided with four types of solar cell modules (and) which have different sensitivity wavelength bands and are so laminated that the shorter the center wavelength in the sensitivity wavelength band is, the more near the module is located to the incidental side of sunlight, wherein each of the three types solar cell modules (and) is constituted with cell group modules having plural nearly spherical solar cells (and) aligned in plural columns and plural rows and the lowest solar cell module () is constituted with a planar light receiving module.

Laminated solar battery

This stacked solar battery device includes a plurality of solar battery units, an enclosure case made of a metal plate to house these solar battery unitstherein, a cover glass having a partial cylindrical lens formed. The plurality of solar battery unitsare housed in a plurality of recesses of the enclosure case, and are sealed with a sealing material of synthetic resin. The solar battery unithas a planar light receiving solar battery module, and rod light receiving solar battery modulesandstacked so that the module having a shorter center wavelength of the sensitivity wavelength band is positioned closer to the incident side of the sunlight. The solar battery moduleis configured so that five planar light receiving solar-battery cellsare connected in parallel with four connection rodsand, and the sunlight modulesandare configured so that five sub modulesandare connected in parallel respectively with the connection rodsand. The sub modulesandare configured so that a plurality of rod-shaped solar battery cellsandrespectively are connected in series.

Stacked solar cell device

A woven mesh substrate with semiconductor elements and a method and a device for manufacturing such a substrate, and more particularly a technique that makes it possible to exploit a woven mesh substrate with semiconductor elements in which a plurality of spherical semiconductor elements having a light receiving function or a light-emitting function are installed on a woven mesh substrate in net form that is made up from a plurality of vertical strands that are insulating and a plurality of horizontal strands that are conductive.

Woven mesh substrate with semiconductor elements, and method and device for manufacturing the same

A see-through type solar battery module includes optically transparent first and second substrates and a plurality of annular clusters. Each cluster includes: a plurality of spherical solar cells; a conductive layer to which first electrodes of the plurality of solar cells are electrically connected in parallel; a conductive member to which second electrodes of the plurality of solar cells are electrically connected in parallel; a bypass diode connected to the conductive layer and the conductive member; and a conductive connection member that electrically connects the conductive layer to conductive member of the cluster that is adjacent in a predetermined direction. By providing the clusters in a snowflake configuration, or in a single rectilinear pattern, the scope is enlarged for selecting the ratio between sunlight transmission ratio and electrical generation capability, so that enhanced freedom of design for use as a window material is obtained.

See-through type solar battery module

A module includes optically transparent first and second substrates and a plurality of clusters, with each cluster including: a plurality of rod type solar cells; a conductive layer to which first electrodes of the plurality of solar cells are electrically connected in parallel; a conductive member to which second electrodes of the plurality of solar cells are electrically connected in parallel; a bypass diodes connected to the conductive layer and the conductive member; and a conductive connection member that electrically connects the conductive layer to conductive member of the cluster that is adjacent in a predetermined direction. By providing the plurality of clusters arranged in a hexagonal or rectilinear configuration, it is possible to enlarge the permitted scope for selection of the ratio between sunlight transmission ratio and electrical generation capability, so that it is possible to obtain enhanced freedom of design for use as a window material.

In order to collect a plurality of semiconductor elements easily from a semiconductor module where a plurality of rod-like semiconductor elements for power generation or light emission are built in and to reuse or repair them, two split modulesare arranged in series in a containing casein a semiconductor module. In each split module, power generating semiconductor elementsarranged in a matrix of a plurality of rows and columns, and a conductive connection mechanism for connecting the plurality of semiconductor elementsin each row in series and the plurality of semiconductor elementsin each column in parallel are molded with transparent synthetic resin, and a connection conductoris allowed to project at the end. A conductive waved springand an external terminalare provided on the end side of the containing case, and series connection of the two split modulesis ensured by mechanical pressing force of the conductive waved spring

Semiconductor module for power generation or light emission

Lantern

A rod-shaped semiconductor device having a light-receiving or light-emitting function is equipped with a rod-shaped substrate made of p-type or n-type semiconductor crystal, a separate conductive layer which is formed on a part of the surface of the substrate excluding a band-shaped part parallel to the axis of the substrate and has a different conduction type from the conduction type of the substrate, a pn-junction formed with the substrate and separate conductive layer, a band-shaped first electrode which is formed on the surface of the band-shaped part on the substrate and ohmic-connected to the substrate, and a band-shaped second electrode which is formed on the opposite side of the first electrode across the shaft of said substrate and ohmic-connected to the separate conductive layer.

Rod-shaped semiconductor device

A solar battery module as a panel-shaped semiconductor module comprises multiple spherical or nearly spherical, granular electric power generation semiconductor elements arranged in multiple rows and columns, a conductive connection mechanism electrically connecting in parallel multiple semiconductor elements in each row and connecting in series multiple semiconductor elements in each column, and a conductive inner metal case housing the multiple semiconductor elements and constituting the conductive connection mechanism, wherein each row of semiconductor elements is housed in each reflecting surface-forming groove of the inner metal case, the positive electrodes of the semiconductor electrodes are connected to the bottom plate and the negative electrodes are connected to finger leads, the bottom plate of each reflecting surface-forming grove has a cutoff slit, and the top is covered with a transparent cover member.

Panel-shaped semiconductor module

Multiple semiconductor elements in a semiconductor module in which multiple spherical light receiving or emitting semiconductor elements are installed can easily be retrieved, reused, or repaired. In a semiconductor module, two segment modulesare serially arranged in a storage casing. The segment modulesare each formed by molding solar battery cellsarranged in a matrix of multiple rows and columns, and a conductive connection mechanism serially-connecting the solar battery cellsin each column and parallel-connecting the solar battery cellsin each row in a synthetic resin with connection conductorsprotruding at the ends. Conductive corrugated springsand external terminalsare provided at the ends of the storage casing. The mechanical pressing force of the conductive corrugated springsensures that the two segment modulesare serially connected.

Light receiving or light emitting semiconductor module

In the solar battery module, solar battery cellsarranged in a matrix of eight rows and four columns with their conducting direction aligned and five plate spring membershaving nearly an inverted U-shaped cross-section are housed in an inner space surrounded by a support substrate, an outer frame, a rubber packing frame, and a glass casing plate, and the plate spring memberseach have a pair of connection flangesat the bottom. The plate spring membersare provided on either side of columns of multiple solar battery cells. Eight solar battery cellsare interposed between the connection flangesof the plate spring members on either side of them, whereby they are parallel-connected. Four columns of solar battery cellsare serially-connected by five plate spring membersand the output is retrieved through the positive electrode coatingand negative electrode coating

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Josuke Nakata