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EP 3878019 A1 20210915 - PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

Title (en)

PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE

Title (de)

FOTOVOLTAIKVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PHOTOVOLTAIQUE

Publication

EP 3878019 A1 20210915 (FR)

Application

EP 19817395 A 20191106

Priority

FR 1871388 A 20181107
FR 2019052631 W 20191106

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020094980A1] The invention relates to a photovoltaic device (300) which comprises a juxtaposition of elementary cells (302) that are connected in series by open-work conductive layers (304).

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0512 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020094980A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 3088140 A1 20200508; FR 3088140 B1 20210910; CN 216450658 U 20220506; EP 3878019 A1 20210915; WO 2020094980 A1 20200514

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 1871388 A 20181107; CN 201990001289 U 20191106; EP 19817395 A 20191106; FR 2019052631 W 20191106