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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Applicant:
First Solar, Inc, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Niebel, Toledo, OH (US);
James Sorensen, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Patrick Buehler, Pemberville, OH (US);
Assignee:
FIRST SOLAR, INC., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/00 (2006.01); G01N 25/18 (2006.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 25/18 (2013.01); H02S 50/10 (2014.12);
Abstract
A temperature uniformity device controls the temperature and temperature uniformity of an object such as a photovoltaic module undergoing testing. The temperature uniformity device includes a thermal conductivity device and a pliable thermally conductive interface material inserted between the object and the thermal conductivity device.