Patent ID: 11869996
Assignee: STELLARIS CORPORATION
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  H  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 0:
1. A photovoltaic window pane comprising:
a transparent sheet of polymeric material having a thickness in the range of 4.0 mm to 12.0 mm wherein said sheet includes a plurality of slots, having a depth of 1.5 mm to 8.0 mm and a width of 0.2 mm to 2.0 mm and wherein said transparent sheet of polymeric material has a refractive index (RI)=a value “X” and wherein said transparent sheet of polymeric material comprises poly(methyl methacrylate) having a refractive index of 1.49 and said optical coupling fluid has a refractive index of 1.48 to 1.69;
one or more photovoltaic cells inserted in said plurality of slots; and
optically coupling fluid positioned in said slots and encapsulating said one or more photovoltaic cells wherein said optically coupling fluid remains in a fluid state and wherein the refractive index of said optical coupling fluid has a value no more than 0.01 units below the value of “X” and no more than 0.2 units above the value of “X” wherein light passing through said optically coupling fluid and contacting said one or more photovoltaic cell generates electrical power and wherein said optically coupling fluid comprises phenyl methyl polysiloxane.