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Electrical bias methods and apparatus for photovoltaic device manufacture

US8940556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

First Solar, Inc. · US

Inventors

Imran Khan · Richardson, US
Markus Gloeckler · Perrysburg, US
Jigish Trivedi · Boise, US
Thomas Truman · Toledo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2013
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A apparatus and method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module includes components for heating the module and applying an electrical bias to the module to improve photovoltaic module performance and manufacture multiple photovoltaic modules with similar performance.

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