DIFF Main Group
H02S 10/00 PV power plants; Combinations of PV energy systems with other systems for the generation of electric power
Introduced: January 2014
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2014.
Child Classifications
Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open
- H02S 10/10 including a supplementary source of electric power, e.g. hybrid diesel-PV energy systems (combinations with gas-turbine plants F02C6/00) since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H02S 10/20 Systems characterised by their energy storage means (H02S40/38 takes precedence) since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- H02S 10/30 Thermophotovoltaic systems (photovoltaic cells specially adapted for conversion or sensing of infrared [IR] radiation H10F10/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00) since 2014 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class H02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 54,496
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 10,495
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 9,464
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 9,339
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,226
- SIEMENS DE 8,218
- DENSO CORPORATION 7,063
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 6,619
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 5,826
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,094
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class H02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 24,515
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 11,346
- SIEMENS DE 9,026
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 9,005
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 6,729
- GUANGDONG POWER GRID CORPORATION 5,740
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 5,077
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 5,041
- LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 4,442
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,349