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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy J Barnard, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136256 ; 257459 ;
Abstract
A current collection system for photovoltaic cells. The collection system includes at least one conductive wire; and a plurality of conductive fibers or filaments in contact with the conductive wire and in contact with the photovoltaic cell. The fibers or filaments collect current generated by the photovoltaic cell and conduct the current to the conductive wire, which wire in turn collects current form all of the plurality of fibers or filaments and conducts the current to the major bus bars and terminals.the major bus bars and terminals.