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US 12,615,878 B2Granted
Shingled solar cell module
AssigneeMaxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
InventorsRatson Morad, Gilad Almogy, Itai Suez, Jean Hummel, Nathan Beckett, Yafu Lin, John Gannon, Michael J. Starkey, Robert Stuart, Tamir Lance, Dan Maydan
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Abstract
A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.
Claims20
A solar module having a front side and a back side comprising:
- a plurality of super cells arranged in two or more physically parallel rows, the plurality of super cells electrically connected to each other in parallel, each super cell comprising a plurality of rectangular crystalline-silicon solar cells arranged with long sides of adjacent solar cells overlapping and conductively bonded directly to each other to electrically connect the solar cells in series;
- a first interconnect located on the back side of the solar module, the first interconnect extending along a first line perpendicular to the two or more super cells, the first interconnect electrically connecting rear surfaces of two or more solar cells located in line with the first line;
- a second interconnect located on the back side of the solar module, the second interconnect extending along a second line perpendicular to the two or more super cells, the second interconnect electrically connecting rear surfaces of two or more solar cells located in line with the second line;
- a first conductor located on the back side of the solar module, the first conductor electrically connecting the first interconnect to a bypass diode;
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- a second conductor separate from the first conductor located on the back side of the solar module, the second conductor electrically connecting the second interconnect to the bypass diode, the second conductor crossing the first line.
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A rectangular solar module having a front side, a back side, a length, and a width comprising:
- a plurality of super cells arranged in two or more physically parallel rows, the plurality of super cells electrically connected to each other in parallel, each super cell comprising a plurality of rectangular crystalline-silicon solar cells arranged in a shingled manner with long sides of adjacent solar cells overlapping and conductively bonded directly to each other to electrically connect the solar cells in series;
- a first interconnect located on the back side of the solar module, the first interconnect extending along a first line perpendicular to the two or more super cells and parallel to the width of the solar module, the first interconnect running along the entire width of the solar module, the first interconnect electrically connecting rear surfaces of two or more solar cells located in line with the first line;
- a second interconnect located on the back side of the solar module, the second interconnect extending along a second line perpendicular to the two or more super cells, the second interconnect electrically connecting rear surfaces of two or more solar cells located in line with the second line;
- a first conductor located on the back side of the solar module, the first conductor electrically connecting the first interconnect to a bypass diode;
- and
- a second conductor separate from the first conductor located on the back side of the solar module, the second conductor electrically connecting the second interconnect to the bypass diode, the second conductor crossing the first line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.