MUMBAI, India, Sept. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202347055560 A) filed by Alpha Solar Technologies Limited, Kewdale, Australia, on Aug. 18, 2023, for 'a photovoltaic module having a desired appearance.'
Inventor(s) include Alameh, Kamal.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 5, under issue no. 36/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic module having a desired appearance. The module comprises at least one solar cell having black or dark surface portions. The module further comprises a material layer positioned over the black or dark surface portions. The material layer has material portions being lighter in colour or appearance than the black or dark surface portions. The material portions have a transmissivity for visible light dependent on a composition and/or thickness of the material portions. The material layer is at least largely transmissive for light at areas between the material portions. A visible layer is positioned over the material layer and includes at least one of: an image, a pattern or a colour. The thickness, composition and/or lateral coverage of the material portions of the material layer are selected dependent on a desired contrast and/or a darkness, brightness or colour of features of the desired appearance of the photovoltaic module."
The patent application was internationally filed on Feb. 18, 2022, under International application No.PCT/AU2022/050120.
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