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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:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2011
Applicants:

Sunil Vaid, North Brunswick, NJ (US);

Peter Allen Zawadzki, Clinton, NJ (US);

Gary Hering, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Philip Blumenfeld, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Inventors:

Sunil Vaid, North Brunswick, NJ (US);

Peter Allen Zawadzki, Clinton, NJ (US);

Gary Hering, Belle Mead, NJ (US);

Philip Blumenfeld, Albuquerque, NM (US);

Assignee:

Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 6/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0521 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

Solar cell modules for converting solar energy into electrical energy, such as used in a concentrating photovoltaic system. The modules have a first ventilating opening in the module housing; and a ventilating subassembly mounted on the module housing and disposed over the ventilating opening in the module housing. The ventilating subassembly has a housing having a first chamber adjacent to and in communication with the first ventilating opening in the module housing; a second chamber adjacent to the first chamber, the second chamber having a second ventilating opening to the external environment; and a filter membrane separating the first chamber from the second chamber to allow air to flow between the first chamber and the second chamber through the filter membrane.


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