Photovoltaic solar cell laminated in vehicle windshield
US5602457A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/3163
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A laminated windshield in which thin solar cells are sandwiched between the glass layer. The solar cell is electrically connected to a vehicle battery to provide recharging current to the battery from the electrical current generated by the solar cells. The solar cells may be formed of dendrite solar cells arranged in flexible strings. These solar cell strings may be positioned in the windshield proximate to an edge of the windshield and superimposed over windshield tinting or darkened border areas of the windshield.
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