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US 12,622,125 B2Granted
Integrated bypass diode schemes for solar modules
AssigneeSwift Solar Inc.
InventorsGiles Eperon, Emmanuel Van Kerschaver
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Abstract
Hybrid solar cell plates with integrated bypass diodes and modules thereof are described. In an embodiment, a hybrid solar cell plate includes a step surface including a floor and a step edge extending from the floor and across a thickness of a top subcell. A bypass diode is over the floor and laterally adjacent to the step edge.
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A hybrid solar cell plate comprising:
- a bottom electrode layer;
- a top subcell over the bottom electrode layer;
- a step surface including a floor and a step edge extending from the floor and across a thickness of the top subcell;
- a bypass diode spanning over the floor and the top subcell;
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- a patterned metal layer spanning over the bypass diode, wherein the patterned metal layer comprises a plurality of metal finger electrodes spanning over the top subcell.
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A hybrid solar cell plate comprising:
- a bottom electrode layer;
- a top subcell over the bottom electrode layer;
- a top transparent electrode layer over the top subcell;
- a step surface including a floor and a step edge extending from the floor and across a thickness of the top subcell and the top transparent electrode layer;
- a bypass diode spanning over the floor and the top subcell;
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- a patterned metal layer spanning over the bypass diode.
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A solar module comprising:
- a first hybrid solar cell plate comprising:
- a first bottom electrode layer;
- a first top subcell over the first bottom electrode layer;
- a first step surface including a first floor and a first step edge extending from the first floor across a first thickness of the first top subcell;
- a first bypass diode spanning over the first floor and the first top subcell;
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- a first patterned metal layer spanning over the first bypass diode, wherein the first patterned metal layer comprises a first plurality of first metal finger electrodes spanning over the first top subcell;
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- a second hybrid solar cell plate comprising:
- a second bottom electrode layer;
- a second top subcell over the second bottom electrode layer;
- a second step surface including a second floor and a second step edge extending from the second floor across a second thickness of the second top subcell;
- a second bypass diode over the second floor and the second top subcell;
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- a second patterned metal layer spanning over the second bypass diode;
- wherein the first patterned metal layer is connected to the second bottom electrode layer, wherein the second patterned metal layer comprises a second plurality of second metal finger electrodes spanning over the second top subcell.
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