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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Lawrence A. Clevenger, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Timothy J. Dalton, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Maxime Darnon, White Plains, NY (US);
Rainer Krause, Mainz, DE;
Gerd Pfeiffer, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kevin Prettyman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Carl J. Radens, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Clevenger, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Timothy J. Dalton, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Maxime Darnon, White Plains, NY (US);
Rainer Krause, Mainz, DE;
Gerd Pfeiffer, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kevin Prettyman, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Carl J. Radens, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Brian C. Sapp, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a photovoltaic module, the photovoltaic module comprising a plurality of photovoltaic cells, a controllable infrared protection layer, and a protection switching means. The controllable infrared protection layer is for reducing the infrared radiation absorbed by the photovoltaic module, where the controllable infrared protection layer has a first state and a second state. When the infrared protection layer is in the first state the transmission of infrared radiation to the photovoltaic cells is higher than when the infrared protection layer is in the second state. The protection switching means is for switching the controllable infrared protection layer between the first state and the second state.