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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2023
Applicant:

Eta SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse, Grenchen, CH;

Inventors:

François Klopfenstein, Delémont, CH;

Julien Bailat, Bienne, CH;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 50/15 (2014.01); G04C 10/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H10F 77/20 (2025.01); H10F 77/30 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 50/15 (2014.12); G04C 10/02 (2013.01); H10F 77/215 (2025.01); H10F 77/311 (2025.01); H10F 77/315 (2025.01);
Abstract

A photovoltaic cell set (). The set () includes at least one conductive layer (') over a top face of the substrate () or a bottom faced of the substrate () to establish an electrical contact of the photovoltaic cells (). At least one large-size first photovoltaic cell () is provided to capture light energy to be converted into electrical energy in a module (). At least one small-size second photovoltaic cell () independent of the first photovoltaic cell () is provided. It is arranged to measure in the module () a voltage or a current to optimise the operation of the module ().


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