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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Markus Eberhard Beck, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Markus Eberhard Beck, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
SIVA POWER, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.01); H01L 31/028 (2006.01); H01L 31/0296 (2006.01); H01L 31/0304 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/068 (2012.01); H01L 31/075 (2012.01); H01G 9/20 (2006.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0488 (2013.01); H01G 9/2077 (2013.01); H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/028 (2013.01); H01L 31/0296 (2013.01); H01L 31/0304 (2013.01); H01L 31/0322 (2013.01); H01L 31/0326 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.12); H01L 31/068 (2013.01); H01L 31/075 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01G 9/2031 (2013.01); H01L 51/448 (2013.01); Y02E 10/542 (2013.01); Y02P 70/521 (2015.11);
Abstract
In various embodiments, photovoltaic modules are hermetically sealed by providing a first glass sheet, a photovoltaic device disposed on the first glass sheet, and a second glass sheet, a gap being defined between the first and second glass sheets, disposing a glass powder within the gap, and heating the powder to seal the glass sheets.