Solar power patents

Solar Power: An Overview of the Patent Landscape

According to Nature Communications, solar power is currently on track to become the world''s dominant source of power by 2050. If you''re innovating in the solar industry, patents will be a primary tool for legally

Jinko files TOPCon patent infringement claim

Continuing the TOPCon patent battle, JinkoSolar has now filed a patent infringement claim in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against VSUN and Toyo. The claims are against two TOPCon

Patents Assigned to Sunpower Corporation

Abstract: Determining solar panel placement enables sales representatives and homeowners to modify a solar power system by adding or removing solar panels or arrays of

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Space-based solar power (SSP) systems have included microwave-based systems and optical systems. Microwave-based systems typically require large-filled apertures in space, along with

A Machine Learning Approach for Solar Power

The clusters and evolution pathways for solar energy patents using the concept lattice algorithm are shown in Figure 12. A total of 52 patents from three categories (grid-connected energy storage systems, solar hydropower

46 Patents, One Fiscal Year | News | NREL

Innovations in solar energy technologies represented a majority of the patents NREL acquired in FY 2024, mirroring the growing role solar plays in the global electricity

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A solar powered vehicle utilizing incident solar radiation to charge storage batteries for energizing an electric motor mounted within the vehicle. The solar panel comprises a lower panel mounted on an exterior surface of the vehicle and first and second upper panels pivotally connected on opposed sides to the lower panel and movable between a first inboard position overlaying the

Systems for solar power beaming from space

A low earth orbit system for beaming energy to earth includes a solar reflector that collects and focuses solar light onto a solar panel, transforming it into electricity to drive a diode pumped laser, which then produces a high-power laser beam that is directed to a receiver on the surface of the Earth via a diffractive lens. A steering system of optics and automated hardware controls the

Solar-Energy Apparatus, Methods, and Applications

Thin-film solar-cell technologies lower the cost and weight by utilizing less material, and offer additional benefits of mechanical flexibility coupled with the potential for low-cost...

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Patent analysis for generating the technology landscape and

Using this retrieval strategy, we assembled 242,631 solar energy patents, 74,800 wind energy patents, 37,675 biomass energy patents, 17,228 geothermal energy patents,

Patents Assigned to Sunpower Corporation

Abstract: Determining solar panel placement enables sales representatives and homeowners to modify a solar power system by adding or removing solar panels or arrays of solar panels, or changing module type. The user sees the corresponding solar energy production update instantly in a user interface.

A History of the Solar Cell, in Patents | Articles

Unlike gasoline and coal-based systems, Mouchot''s system could not store energy for later use. Concluding that solar energy was not economically viable, the French government withdrew support for Mouchot''s research.

US Renewable Energy Patents: What Toyota, GM,

Patents by type of energy: Solar leads the way. Solar patents have dominated the total share of renewable energy patents since 2012. Solar technology accounted for 42% of total patents granted. Fuel cell and wind

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A solar energy portable power bank supplies power to external devices, and includes: a bank body, a solar panel, a storage battery, a power converter, a fan, an input port and an output port. The solar panel placed on the surface of the bank body provides electrical energy to the storage battery in case of no external power supply to charge the storage battery.

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A trailer mounted, self contained solar power system having a plurality of solar panel sections that are arranged to fold about the sides and top of the trailer. The panel sections unfold and lock together through slide rams that are contained within a rack structure supporting the panel sections to form a planar array that is easily deployable at a desired angle to the horizontal.

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The solar energy is available to supplement that of the other energy sources, such as a plug in source or fossil fuel of this example. The supplemental solar energy effectively increases the performance of the vehicle 10, i.e. increased electric range

The Influence of Concentrating Solar Power Patents

An Analysis of the Influence of SETO-funded Concentrating Solar Power Patents Report prepared by 1790 Analytics LLC Page i Executive Summary This report describes the results of an analysis tracing the technological influence of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)''s

Future Prospects of Photovoltaic Technology from a Patent

The numbers are much higher than any other renewable energy patent, showing that solar has been the leading technology every year since 2009 [WIPO, 2019]. Figure 1. Trend with respect to PCT

Annual patents filed in sustainable energy

Data on renewable energy patents. Data for the most recent years are not complete due to a lag between the filing date and the time at which the patents are officially published. Further information can be found on IRENA

Patents help to power the world: tracing

Patents help to power the world: tracing developments in solar energy capture, one patent at a time As the world''s political leaders gather for the 26 th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in

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Explore the patents that make us a leader in

With over 666 patents and pending patent applications filed around the world, Enphase Energy is a global leader in patent filings covering renewable energy technology. We''re committed to developing and protecting the most

Renewable energy and Patents in India

The Indian Patent Office database shows approx. 6000 patent applications published, as of date, in the domain of solar energy, while 10,000 patent applications published in the domain relates to renewable energy covering wind energy, the process for converting hydrostatic pressure into electrical energy, energy generation, hydro wind electric

Green building energy: Patents analysis and analytical

The patent analysis reveals the global landscape of renewable energy innovation, with countries like China, the United States, Japan, Germany, and South Korea leading in renewable energy patents. Solar photovoltaic technologies emerge as a prominent focus, indicating a strong interest in harnessing solar energy for power generation.

Radical innovation detection in the solar energy

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Estimating Rooftop Suitability for PV: A Review of

Patents, and Validation Techniques J. Melius, R. Margolis, and S. Ong National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technical Report NREL/TP-6A20-60593 . December 2013 . NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy rooftop solar energy generation in a region. Many of the constant-value methods of rooftop-area

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A solar panel arrangement for capturing solar energy and supplying power for use in a building. Solar cells are embedded in a window pane and generate electrical direct current that is...

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A solar desalination system for creation of desalinated water from seawater that produces electricity includes: a) a solar furnace unit including a vessel for receiving and evaporating seawater to create desalinated steam and a solar energy concentrator positioned adjacent the vessel to concentrate solar energy to the vessel; b) input for feeding seawater to the vessel; c)

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The number of published PCT applications relating to solar energy increased by 678 per cent over the past 17 years. The numbers are much higher than any other renewable energy patent, showing that solar has been the

Automatic vending machine using solar energy for power

The utility model relates to an automatic vending machine using solar energy for power generation and further supplying for the vending machine to use, which overcomes the shortcomings of poor mobility, and incapability of optionally changing mounting position of an existing automatic vending machine since electric connection or a charging circuit is additionally needed for

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An apparatus designed for generating electrical power. This apparatus consists of solar panels having high quality of solar cells, with high efficiency for generating electricity from solar energy; a small cylindrical wind turbine at top for generating electricity from wind energy; a transparent pole to support solar panels and wind turbine; a charging dock placed on the supporting base for

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6 FAQs about [Solar power patents]

How many solar energy patents are there?

Using this retrieval strategy, we assembled 242,631 solar energy patents, 74,800 wind energy patents, 37,675 biomass energy patents, 17,228 geothermal energy patents, 16,306 tidal energy patents, and 6023 nuclear energy patents. After preprocessing the data and deleting duplicates, etc., we ultimately retrieved 383,756 patents. 4.

What patents do solar companies have?

They include Schott Solar, SunPower and PowerLight patents for PV mountings and shingles, a Stanford patent describing a bi-level contact PV cell, a DOE patent for multi-junction PV cells, and Abacus Controls and MRIGlobal (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) patents for PV power management and storage.

How many SunPower patents are there?

The list is headed by three SunPower patents, including patents describing back contact solar cells (US #7,468,485) and solar cell installations (US #8,158,877). Each of these patents has been cited by more than ten times as many subsequent patents as expected.

What are some examples of solar patents?

These include patent families owned by eight of the ten leading organizations (i.e. all except Merck and Fuji Film). Examples include patents for solar cell encapsulation assigned to DuPont, solar cell interconnects assigned to Applied Materials, and thin-film PV cells assigned to Total SA (SunPower).

Who owns a solar cell patent?

This SETO-funded family (whose representative patent13 is US #5,053,083) is assigned to Stanford University. It describes bi-level contact solar cells, and is linked to 238 PV patent families assigned to leading organizations. These include patent families owned by eight of the ten leading organizations (i.e. all except Merck and Fuji Film).

How many solar patent families are there?

This patent family is linked to 85 subsequent patent families assigned to the leading PV organizations. These include Canon patents describing solar modules, IBM patents for solar concentrators, and Total SA patents related to solar panel installation.