PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220158014A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US16950249

    申请日:2020-11-17

    Abstract: Photovoltaic modules include a front sheet, a back sheet, a photovoltaic layer, a first encapsulant layer, and a second encapsulant layer. The front sheet is made of or includes a composite of a thermoplastic material and a nanoparticle filler dispersed in the thermoplastic material. The thermoplastic material is a poly(methyl methacrylate) or a polycarbonate. The nanoparticle filler may include nanoparticles such as silica nanoparticles, titania nanoparticles, zirconia nanoparticles, zinc oxide nanoparticles, and combinations thereof, for example. The photovoltaic layer is interposed between the front sheet and the back sheet and includes at least one photovoltaic cell. The first encapsulant layer is interposed between the front sheet and the at least one photovoltaic cell. The second encapsulant layer is interposed between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the back sheet.

    ROBOTIC TOOLS FOR TUBULARS REPAIR

    公开(公告)号:US20230113354A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17498395

    申请日:2021-10-11

    Abstract: Robotic tools, methods, and systems for repairing pipes in-situ are described. A robotic tool includes a body with an annular, cylindrical configuration with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the body having an inner surface defining an axis; a printing arm attached to the inner surface of the robotic body using a track, the printing arm circumferentially movable along the inner surface of the body; a printing head attached to the printing arm, the printing head movable radially along the printing arm and axially relative to the printing arm; and a plurality of legs positioned at axial intervals around the robotic body, each leg pivotably attached to the robotic body at either the first end or the second end of the body and pivotable between an open position and a closed position.

    GROOVED DIE FOR MANUFACTURING UNIDIRECTIONAL TAPE

    公开(公告)号:US20210178659A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16717584

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing thermoplastic components includes receiving, by a movable die with an internal grooved surface that has a plurality of longitudinal grooves, spread dry fiber tows. The method also includes receiving, by the movable die and from a polymer extruder, molten polymer. The method also includes wetting, by the movable die, the spread fiber tows with the molten polymer. The method also includes moving, by the movable die, the wet fiber tows along the plurality of longitudinal grooves in a direction parallel to a length of the longitudinal grooves. The method also includes depositing, by the movable die, a layer of the wet fiber tows on a printing surface. The movable die moves along the printing surface to form a thermoplastic component of one or more layers of fiber tows on the printing surface.

    Scratch resistant transparent articles and methods of making the same

    公开(公告)号:US12145296B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US16778380

    申请日:2020-01-31

    Abstract: Transparent articles and methods of producing transparent articles are provided. The transparent article includes hydrophobic nanoparticles dispersed within poly(methyl methacrylate). The method of producing transparent articles includes pouring a transparent article precursor into a mold, the transparent article precursor comprising nanoparticles, a solvent, and a polymer, and the mold comprising a flat surface. The method also includes placing the mold into a container having an adjustable opening and allowing the solvent to evaporate from the transparent article precursor, thereby forming the transparent article over the flat surface of the mold. The method further includes flattening the transparent article, in which flattening the transparent article includes positioning a flat article on a first side of the transparent article, and compressing the transparent article between the flat surface and the flat article.

    SCRATCH RESISTANT TRANSPARENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210213652A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-15

    申请号:US16778380

    申请日:2020-01-31

    Abstract: Transparent articles and methods of producing transparent articles are provided. The transparent article includes hydrophobic nanoparticles dispersed within poly(methyl methacrylate). The method of producing transparent articles includes pouring a transparent article precursor into a mold, the transparent article precursor comprising nanoparticles, a solvent, and a polymer, and the mold comprising a flat surface. The method also includes placing the mold into a container having an adjustable opening and allowing the solvent to evaporate from the transparent article precursor, thereby forming the transparent article over the flat surface of the mold. The method further includes flattening the transparent article, in which flattening the transparent article includes positioning a flat article on a first side of the transparent article, and compressing the transparent article between the flat surface and the flat article.

    MANUFACTURING CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENTS WITH LAYERS OF UNIDIRECTIONAL TAPE

    公开(公告)号:US20210178669A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US16717491

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic components includes receiving, by a movable die, spread dry fiber tows. The method also includes receiving, by the movable die and from a polymer extruder fluidically coupled to the movable die, molten polymer. The method also include wetting, by the movable die, the spread fiber tows with the molten polymer. The method also includes maintaining, by the movable die, the wet fiber tows spread as the wet fiber tows exit the die. The method also includes depositing, by the movable die, a layer of the wet fiber tows on a printing surface. The movable die is configured to move along the printing surface to form a thermoplastic component of one or more layers of fiber tows on the printing surface.

    FUNCTIONALIZED DENDRITIC NANOPARTICLES IN THERMOSET MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20240002633A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US17855403

    申请日:2022-06-30

    CPC classification number: C08K3/36 C08G59/5006 C08K2201/011

    Abstract: A functionalized inorganic filler includes a dendritic fibrous nanoparticle that has a surface functionality including at least one amine functional group linked to a surface of the dendritic fibrous nanoparticle. A method of making a functionalized inorganic filler includes reacting an inorganic particle precursor and a shape-directing agent to provide a dendritic fibrous nanoparticle, then reacting the dendritic fibrous nanoparticle with a reactive compound that has at least one amine functional group to form the functionalized inorganic filler. A polymer composite includes an epoxy-based polymer matrix and a functionalized inorganic filler.

    Manufacturing continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic components with layers of unidirectional tape

    公开(公告)号:US11465343B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16717491

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic components includes receiving, by a movable die, spread dry fiber tows. The method also includes receiving, by the movable die and from a polymer extruder fluidically coupled to the movable die, molten polymer. The method also include wetting, by the movable die, the spread fiber tows with the molten polymer. The method also includes maintaining, by the movable die, the wet fiber tows spread as the wet fiber tows exit the die. The method also includes depositing, by the movable die, a layer of the wet fiber tows on a printing surface. The movable die is configured to move along the printing surface to form a thermoplastic component of one or more layers of fiber tows on the printing surface.

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