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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.02.2024 (43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23741664.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H10F 77/00(2025.01) H02S 40/34(2014.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H02S 40/34; Y02E 10/50; H10F 77/937; H10F 77/939; H10F 19/908; H10F 19/80; H10F 19/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/069217 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/013188 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: 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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 12.07.2022 EP 22184356 (71) Applicant: Meyer Burger Switzerland AG 3645 Gwatt (Thun) (CH)	(72) Inventor: RATH, Christian 3604 Thun (CH) (74) Representative: Kraus & Lederer PartGmbB  Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15 80539 München 80539 München (DE)