← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Brightspot Automation Llc
$1,893,622
Total funding
2
Grants
Funding over time
peak $1.3M · FY2017–25$2M$1.5M$1M$500K$0
'17
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'25
Funding mix
By agency
DOE$1,893,622 · 2
By mechanism
—$1,893,622 · 2
Investigators at Brightspot Automation Llc
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
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Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
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All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
THE HIGH-LEVEL GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO:
• DEVELOP A NEW METROLOGY SYSTEM FOR IMAGING SOLAR CELL DEFECTS AND GLASS CRACK DEFECTS IN FIELDED CDTE SOLAR PANELS AND FOR ESTABLISHING BASELINE IMAGES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
• DEVELOP AN AI SOFTWARE PLATFORM TO ANALYZE THE IMAGES CAPTURED AND AUTOMATICALLY DETECT THE “DEFECTS” THEREIN.
• CORRELATE THE PL SIGNATURES FOUND TO FIELD PERFORMANCE OF THE PANELS, SO WE KNOW WHICH SIGNATURES TO WORRY ABOUT.
• CONDUCT PARTIAL SHADE INDUCED DAMAGE TESTING AND CAPTURE THE DEFECT SIGNATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEGRADATION MODE.
THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT WILL BE:
• REDUCED COSTS, HIGHER PERFORMANCE, AND HIGHER FINANCIAL RETURNS OF CDTE SYSTEMS ACCORDING TO TECHNO-ECONOMIC MODELS.
• LOWER RISKS AND A REDUCED BARRIER FOR INVESTMENT IN CDTE SYSTEMS.$1,310,000
· FY2025 · Department of Energy
IMPROVING SOLAR PANEL DURABILITY THROUGH NOVEL PANEL DESIGNS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT$583,622
· FY2017 · Department of Energy