Provided is a rack, comprising: a plurality of rack units; and a plurality of lockers each housing a different respective subset of the rack units, wherein respective lockers among the plurality comprise: a first respective barrier disposed between a respective pair of the rack units; a second respective barrier disposed between another respective pair of the rack units; a third respective barrier that is orthogonal to the first barrier and the second barrier, the third respective barrier being moveably or removeably coupled to the rack; a respective volume configured to receive one or more computing devices; and a respective lock configured to secure the third respective barrier to the rack in the closed position when in a locked state.

Method of manufacturing a photovoltaic module comprising at least a first layer and a second layer affixed to each other by means of an encapsulant, said method comprising a lamination step wherein the encapsulant material comprises a silane-modified polyolefin having a melting point below 90° C., pigment particles and an additive comprising a cross-linking catalyst; and wherein in said lamination step heat and pressure are applied to the module, said heat being applied at a temperature between 60° C. and 125° C.

Photovoltaic panels may be aggregated in various ways and may be aggregated with the use of a backplane where the backplane comprises electrical connectors positioned to electrically connect the PV panels. The PV panels may have various sizes and shapes and may overlap one or more other PV panels or PV panels being aggregated.

A structure, system, and method directed to building dwellings, shopping areas, government offices, towns, factories, hospitals and the like on the moon. The structure, system, and method utilize horizontal hole cavities on the moon such that dwellings, shopping areas, factories, government offices, towns, unmanned robot devices, and the like are placed in the horizontal hole cavities where cosmic rays and ultraviolet are not directly incident. Additionally, vertical hole cavities are utilized for building elevators and stairs. In addition, pipes supplying oxygen produced by photosynthesis devices on the moon's surface and carbon dioxide produced by humans in the cavity are used as conduits.

A structure, system, and method directed to building dwellings, shopping areas, government offices, towns, factories, hospitals and the like on the moon. The structure, system, and method utilize horizontal hole cavities on the moon such that dwellings, shopping areas, factories, government offices, towns, unmanned robot devices, and the like are placed in the horizontal hole cavities where cosmic rays and ultraviolet are not directly incident. Additionally, vertical hole cavities are utilized for building elevators and stairs. In addition, pipes supplying oxygen produced by photosynthesis devices on the moon's surface and carbon dioxide produced by humans in the cavity are used as conduits.

A ventilated multilayer dynamic digital filter for photovoltaic panels includes a LED front panel, an intermediate panel having a photovoltaic surface, and a rear panel, the panels indirectly overlapping each other so that interspaces are created between the panels which are configured to allow the heat to circulate within the digital filter. Described herein is also the use of the digital filter for exterior cladding of facades and/or roofs of buildings, with the possibility of changing the patterns/textures of the cladding and improving the energy efficiency of a building.

Disclosed is a BIPV module, comprising a stack of a front light-transmitting plate, a power generation layer set, a bus wiring layer and a rear light-transmitting plate, wherein one of the rear light-transmitting plate and the front light-transmitting plate is provided with a pattern layer coated with color glaze at a side thereof close to the other one of the front light-transmitting plate and the rear light-transmitting plate, the bus wiring layer is attached onto the power generation layer set to form a pin, and the power generation layer set and the bus wiring layer are encapsulated between the front and rear light-transmitting plates by an encapsulation adhesive.

Disclosed is a BIPV module, comprising a stack of a front light-transmitting plate, a power generation layer set, a bus wiring layer and a rear light-transmitting plate, wherein one of the rear light-transmitting plate and the front light-transmitting plate is provided with a pattern layer coated with color glaze at a side thereof close to the other one of the front light-transmitting plate and the rear light-transmitting plate, the bus wiring layer is attached onto the power generation layer set to form a pin, and the power generation layer set and the bus wiring layer are encapsulated between the front and rear light-transmitting plates by an encapsulation adhesive.

Adaptive buildings and building envelopes having a system of structural members which also function as one or more selectively independent fluidic transport systems. Fluids to be transported such as air, rainwater, potable water, irrigation water, and/or gray water, are moved about the adaptive buildings via the various fluidic transport systems to locations disposed about the adaptive buildings where they are used as needed. Such fluids are also selectively filtered and cleaned by a plurality of filter plate systems disposed about the structure.

The invention relates to a receiving structure (1) which is intended for casting into a matrix material and has at least one receiving element (4), which projects out of the receiving structure (1) in such a way that it can project into the matrix material. According to the invention, the receiving element (4) has in its interior a receiving space (6) which has an opening (10) facing the surface (94) of the component (90), through which opening (10) a functional module (60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88) can be guided for insertion into the receiving space (6), wherein the receiving space (6) is universally designed for receiving and connecting each of the functional modules (60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 89), wherein at least one position-securing element (40) is provided for securing the position of reinforcement (96) and substantially predetermines the outer shape of the component (90).

The invention further relates to a component (90) comprising a textile reinforcement (96), a matrix material, and conduits (16) for the passage of electricity and/or fluids. According to the invention, a receiving structure (1) comprising receiving elements (4) is embedded in the matrix material and is connected to the textile reinforcement (96) and/or the conduits (16) via position-securing elements (40), wherein the textile reinforcement (96) is aligned in a load-dependent manner with respect to the receiving elements (4), and the receiving elements (4) of the receiving structure (1) are designed in such a way that an influence on the load-bearing behavior of the produced component (90) is minimized.

The invention also relates to a method of producing a device with the receiving structure (1).