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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Marty W. Degroot, Midland, MI (US);
Narayan Ramesh, Midland, MI (US);
Stephen J. Marinella, Chandler, AZ (US);
Zachary J. Marinella, Chandler, AZ (US);
David J. Perkon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Marty W. Degroot, Midland, MI (US);
Narayan Ramesh, Midland, MI (US);
Stephen J. Marinella, Chandler, AZ (US);
Zachary J. Marinella, Chandler, AZ (US);
David J. Perkon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Jeffrey P. Wilkinson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of providing a plurality of classified photovoltaic articles, including the steps of providing a first photovoltaic element that includes a plurality of photovoltaic articles on a continuous flexible substrate, forming a electrically insulating material on the first photovoltaic element at one or more predetermined locations, separating adjacent photovoltaic articles from each other, determining an efficiency of each photovoltaic article by measuring its current-voltage characteristics, and classifying each photovoltaic article according to its efficiency.