IP Library Granted Patent US 12,295,183
Granted Patent B2
US 12,295,183 · App. 17/966,023 · Granted May 6, 2025

Color solar cell module

Inventors: Donghwan Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Hae-Seok Lee (Seoul, KR); Yongseok Jun (Seoul, KR); Yoonmook Kang (Seoul, KR); Yujin Jung (Seoul, KR); Jongwon Ko (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
H10F77/331H10F30/289
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Patent No.
US 12,295,183
App. No.
17/966,023
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a color solar cell module including a transparent substrate, a plurality of solar cells disposed on one side of the transparent substrate and each having a light receiving part, and a color layer disposed on a surface of each of the plurality of solar cells on an opposite side surface of the light receiving part.

Claims (43)

1. A color solar cell module comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a plurality of solar cells disposed in an interior of the transparent substrate and adjacent to one side surface of the transparent substrate and detached from an opposite side surface of the transparent substrate, wherein each solar cell of the plurality of solar cells has a light receiving part; and

a plurality of color layers,

wherein

each color layer of the plurality of color layers is disposed on a surface of each corresponding solar cell of the plurality of solar cells and is disposed on an opposite side surface of the light receiving part,

the plurality of solar cells and the plurality of color layers are disposed to be perpendicular to the one side surface of the transparent substrate, and

each color layer of the plurality of color layers permits a transmission of sunlight across a first wavelength range and a reflection of sunlight across a second wavelength range.

2. The color solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein

the transparent substrate is divided into an intermediate area, a lower area, and an upper area in a height direction.

3. The color solar cell module of claim 2 , wherein the solar cells disposed on the lower area and the upper area are disposed to be inclined toward the intermediate area.

4. The color solar cell module of claim 1 ,

wherein the transparent substrate is divided into an intermediate area, a lower area, and an upper area in a height direction, and

wherein a density of the solar cells disposed in the intermediate area is higher than a density of the solar cells disposed in the lower area and the upper area.

5. The color solar cell module of claim 1 ,

wherein the transparent substrate is divided into an intermediate area, a lower area, and an upper area in a height direction, and

wherein widths of the solar cells disposed in the intermediate area are larger than widths of the solar cells disposed in the lower area and the upper area.

6. The color solar cell module of claim 1 ,

wherein the one side surface of the transparent substrate is curved.

7. The color solar cell module of claim 1 ,

wherein the one side surface of the transparent substrate is inclined.

8. The color solar cell module of claim 1 , further comprising:

a glass layer disposed on the opposite side surface of the transparent substrate.

9. The color solar cell module of claim 8 , further comprising:

a condensing part disposed in the transparent substrate.

10. A color solar cell module comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a plurality of solar cells disposed in an interior of the transparent substrate and adjacent to one side surface of the transparent substrate and detached from an opposite side surface of the transparent substrate, wherein each solar cell of the plurality of solar cells has a light receiving part; and

a color layer disposed on the one side surface of the transparent substrate,

wherein

the plurality of solar cells are disposed to be perpendicular to the one side surface of the transparent substrate, and

sunlight is input through the opposite side surface of the transparent substrate.

11. A color solar cell module comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a plurality of solar cells disposed in an interior of the transparent substrate and adjacent to one side surface of the transparent substrate and detached from an opposite side surface of the transparent substrate, wherein each solar cell of the plurality of solar cells has a light receiving part, and wherein the plurality of solar cells are disposed to be perpendicular to the one side surface of the transparent substrate;

a plurality of first color layers disposed on each corresponding solar cell of the plurality of solar cells and disposed on an opposite side surface of the light receiving part; and

a second color layer disposed on the one side surface of the transparent substrate,

wherein

the plurality of solar cells and the plurality of first color layers are disposed to be perpendicular to the one side surface of the transparent substrate,

sunlight is input through the opposite side surface of the transparent substrate, and

the plurality of the first color layer permits a transmission of sunlight across a first wavelength range and a reflection of sunlight across a second wavelength range.

12. The color solar cell module of claim 11 , wherein the first color layer and the second color layer have the same color.

13. The color solar cell module of claim 11 , wherein the first color layer is different in color from the second color layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2022
From: KIM, DONGHWAN; LEE, HAE-SEOK; JUN, YONGSEOK; KANG, YOONMOOK; JUNG, YUJIN; KO, JONGWON
To: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0018062 · Feb 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2020019370 · Dec 30, 2020
Related Publication 20230048108A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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