Solar cell systems and methods of making the same
AssigneeTaka Solar Corporation
InventorChristopher Dwight Barnes
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Abstract
A solar cell system and a flexible solar panel are disclosed herein. The solar cell system includes a glass housing, a set of rows of solar cells each defining a front side and a rear side and arranged within the glass housing. The solar cell system can also include a reflective element disposed in the glass housing and facing the rear side of the set of rows of solar cells and a first terminal coupled to a first end of the set of rows of solar cells, traversing through and sealed against the first end of the glass housing. The solar cell system can be configured with other solar cell systems into the flexible solar panel that is deployable in a wide range of potential applications.
Claims8
A method for packaging solar cells comprising:
- arranging a set of perovskite solar cells within a glass housing defining a first coefficient of thermal expansion;
- evacuating an ambient gaseous atmosphere from the glass housing and around the set of perovskite solar cells;
- injecting a perovskite-compatible gaseous atmosphere into the glass housing;
- electrically coupling a terminal comprising an oxide layer and a conductive material defining a second coefficient of thermal expansion substantially equivalent to the first coefficient of thermal expansion to the set of perovskite solar cells at a proximal end of the set of perovskite solar cells;
- melting a section of the glass housing proximal a distal end of the set of perovskite solar cells;
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- bonding a section of the glass housing about the terminal to seal the gaseous atmosphere around the set of perovskite solar cells within the glass housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.