# US 2014/0190549 A1 · Solar cell and solar module

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- Number: US 2014/0190549 A1
- Document ID: US20140190549A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/210,504
- Filed: 2014-03-14
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-23
- Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takahiro Haga
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190549A1

## CPC

- H10F 19/908: {for back-contact photovoltaic cells}
- H10F 19/904: {characterised by the shapes of the structures}
- Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A solar module with improved output characteristics is provided. A finger portion (21a) includes a finger portion main body (21a1), a wide portion (21a2) which is wider than the finger portion main body (21a1) and is connected electrically to a wiring member (30), and a narrow portion (21a3) which is narrower than the finger portion main body (21a1). A finger portion (22a) includes a finger portion main body (22a1), a wide portion (22a2) which is wider than the finger portion main body (22a1) and is connected electrically to a wiring member (30), and a narrow portion (22a3) which is narrower than the finger portion main body (22a1). Wide portion (21a2) is arranged next to narrow portion (22a3) in the y-direction, and wide portion (22a2) is arranged next to narrow portion (21a3) in the y-direction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A solar module comprising:
a solar cell having a first electrode and a second electrode on a main surface, and
a wiring member electrically connected to the solar cell;
the first electrode and the second electrode each having:
a finger portion extending in the first direction and arranged alternatingly in another direction orthogonal to the first direction;
the finger portion of the first electrode including:
a first finger portion main body,
a first wide portion being wider than the first finger portion main body and connected electrically to the wiring member, and
a first narrow portion being narrower than the first finger portion main body;
the finger portion of the second electrode including:
a second finger portion main body,
a second wide portion being wider than the second finger portion main body and connected electrically to the wiring member, and
a second narrow portion being narrower than the second finger portion main body;
the first wide portion is arranged next to the second narrow portion in the other direction, and the second wide portion is arranged next to the first narrow portion in the other direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The solar module according to claim 1, wherein the wide portion is arranged on one side portion of the finger portion of the first electrode in the first direction, and the narrow portion is arranged on the other side portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The solar module according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode has a busbar portion arranged on one side of the finger portion in the first direction, and the second electrode has a busbar portion arranged on the other side of the finger portion in the first direction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The solar module according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each have a plurality of finger portions,
at least one of the plurality of finger portions of the first electrode having a first wide portion and a first narrow portion, and
at least one of the plurality of finger portions of the second electrode having a second wide portion and a second narrow portion.

### Claim 5

A solar cell comprising:
a first electrode and a second electrode on a main surface;
the first electrode and the second electrode each having:
a finger portion extending in the first direction and arranged alternatingly in another direction orthogonal to the first direction;
the finger portion of the first electrode including:
a first finger portion main body,
a first wide portion being wider than the first finger portion main body and connected electrically to the wiring member, and
a first narrow portion being narrower than the first finger portion main body;
the finger portion of the second electrode including:
a second finger portion main body,
a second wide portion being wider than the second finger portion main body and connected electrically to the wiring member, and
a second narrow portion being narrower than the second finger portion main body;
the first wide portion is arranged next to the second narrow portion in the other direction, and the second wide portion is arranged next to the first narrow portion in the other direction.