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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2025
Taka Solar Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher Dwight Barnes, Mountain View, CA (US);
Joon Hee Lee, Corona, CA (US);
Michael S. Lee, Corona, CA (US);
Taka Solar Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic tube includes: dispensing encapsulant material onto a segment of a circular cross-section of the transparent tube; and drawing a vacuum at perforations on a mandrel to transiently retain a solar module on the mandrel. The method also includes navigating the mandrel into the transparent tube to locate the solar module: facing the encapsulant material; and at an offset distance from the segment of the circular cross-section of the transparent tube. The method also includes closing the offset distance to: press the solar module, retained on the mandrel, against the encapsulant material; and adhere the solar module to the segment of the circular cross-section of the transparent tube. The method further includes: releasing the vacuum at the perforations on the mandrel to release the solar module from the mandrel; and withdrawing the mandrel from the transparent tube.