Commissariat &#xc0; L'&#xc9;nergie Atomique Et Aux &#xc9;nergies Alternatives

Sunpartner Technologies

Crosslux

Simon Perraud

Nicolas Karst

Fabrice Emieux

Philippe Pantigny

Philippe Coronel

Olivier Jean Poncelet

Frédéric Gaillard

Joël Dufourcq

Emmanuelle Rouviere

Jérémie Salomon

Jeremie Salomon

Frédéric Roux

Sevak Amtablian

Pascal Faucherand

Pierre-Yves Thoulon

Giovanni Altamura

Louis Grenet

Mathias Reynes

Dario Rapisarda

Eric Ducros

Cécile Le Coadou

David Kohen

Sébastien Noel

A substantially planar device intended to be secured to the skin of a user is disclosed. The device includes components and electrical connection means defining at least one rigid zone of the device. The electrical connection means have, in the plane of the device, a surface corresponding to at least one component and the means are disposed such as to cover the at least one component in order to protect the component mechanically.

Cutaneous device, in particular a pulse generator for electrical stimulation

The invention relates to a device intended for being attached to the skin of a user, the device being substantially planar and including at least one flexible area in which the device can be bent relative to an axis located in the plane of the device, and in which components sensitive to bending are placed, the device including means for limiting the bending such as to limit the bending of said at least one flexible area of the device relative to at least one axis located in the plane of the device.

Skin device including a flexible area and means for limiting bending

An electrical connector, in particular for a medical device that is intended to be secured to the skin of a user, the connector comprising a base intended to be solidly connected to the device and a plug intended to be solidly connected to an electric conductor, wherein the plug comprises a connection means and the base comprises a plurality of connection means, each being adapted to engage with the connection means of the plug in order to establish a connection between the base and the plug comprising a base secured to the device and a plug configured to be secured to an electrical conductor, wherein the base includes a plurality of protuberances and the plug includes a cavity.

Electrical connector, in particular for a cutaneous device

A cutaneous electrode device intended for being connected to an electrical pulse generator including a planar body and an electrically insulating material on which at least one electrode, at least one means for connecting to the electrical pulse generator and at least one conductive element electrically connecting said electrode to said connection means are formed. The at least one electrode ends at an inner surface of the body and the at least one connection means ends at an outer surface of the body. The body also has at least one projecting portion that is mechanically connecting an electrode and a connection.

Cutaneous electrode device and electrostimulation device including said electrode device

A cutaneous medical device having a main part containing an electrical energy source that can generate an electric current and electronic components that form part of an electric circuit; and at least one removable cutaneous electrode comprising an electric plug. The electrode is intended to be in electric contact with a user. The electrode also includes at least one base which is positioned on a first face of the main part and can be electrically connected to the at least one removable cutaneous electrode.

Cutaneous medical device comprising a main part and including a base and a removable electrode

An electrical connector, in particular for a medical device that is intended to be secured to the skin of a user, is disclosed. The connector includes a base for solidly connecting to the device and a plug for solidly connecting to an electric conductor. The plug includes a connection means and the base includes a plurality of connection means, each being adapted to engage with the connection means of the plug in order to establish a connection between the base and the plug.

A method for producing a P-N junction in a thin film photovoltaic cell comprising a deposition step in which are carried out successively: a layer of precursors of a photovoltaic material of type P or N, a barrier layer and a layer of precursors of a semiconducting material of type N or P, this deposition step being followed by an annealing step carried out with a supply of S and/or Se, this annealing step leading to the formation of an absorbing layer of the type P or N and of a buffer layer of type N or P and of a P-N junction at the interface between said layers.

Method for producing the P-N junction of a thin-film photovoltaic cell and corresponding method for producing a photovoltaic cell

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module comprising plurality of solar cells in a thin-layer structure, in which the following are formed consecutively in the structure: an electrode on the rear surface (), a photovoltaic layer () obtained by depositing components including metal precursors and at least one element taken from Se and S and by annealing such as to convert said components into a semiconductor material, and another semiconductor layer () in order to create a pn junction with the photovoltaic layer (); characterized in that the metal precursors form, on the electrode on the rear surface (), a continuous layer, while said at least one element forms a layer having at least one break making it possible, at the end of the annealing step, to leave an area () of the layer of metal precursors in the metal state at said break.

Method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module with annealing for forming a photovoltaic layer and electrically conducting region

A photovoltaic device including a CIGS photovoltaic module having a so-called top surface, intended to be exposed to light radiation; and a light emitting diode emitting light at a wavelength of less than 600 nm and transparent to radiation in the near infrared, attached to the top surface of the photovoltaic module. A photovoltaic generation system having: at least one such photovoltaic device; a system of switches to selectively connect the photovoltaic module to the light emitting diode or to a terminal supplying an external load; and a control circuit for controlling the system of switches. An electrical system having: such a photovoltaic generation system; a battery connected to the supply terminal; and at least one electronic circuit connected to the battery in order to be powered. An implantable medical device having such an electronic system.

Photovoltaic generation device and system and application thereof to an implantable medical device

Method for producing a hermetically sealed casing, comprising the following steps:

Method for producing a hermetically sealed casing intended for encapsulating an implantable device, and corresponding casing

The device for knife coating a layer of ink based on copper and indium on a substrate includes a supply tank of an ink, said tank collaborating with a coating knife. In addition, the device includes means that allow the ink, the substrate and the coating knife to be kept at different and increasing respective temperatures.

Device and method for knife coating an ink based on copper and indium

The present invention relates to a process for selective wet chemical etching of a thin-film substrate comprising a CIGS surface layer. The present invention also relates to a process for producing cells in series for thin-film photovoltaic modules, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for creating small patterns, such as for example monolithic interconnects, in thin-film photovoltaic devices, which process implements the selective wet chemical etching process according to the invention.

Selective chemical etching process

A method is provided for eliminating catalyst residues that are present on the surface of solid structures. The solid structures are made from a first material and are obtained by catalytic growth from a substrate. The method includes the following steps: catalytically growing, from the catalyst residues, solid structures made from a second material; and selectively eliminating the solid structures made from the second material, thereby eliminating the catalyst residues.

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Simon Perraud