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US 2015/0020867 A1Published application
Optoelectronic Device with Heat Spreader Unit
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorsRyan Linderman, Matthew Dawson, Itai Suez
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Abstract
A solar module includes a solar cell, a heat spreader layer disposed above the solar cell, and a cell interconnect disposed above the solar cell. From a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.
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A solar module, comprising:
- a solar cell;
- a heat spreader layer disposed directly above an upper surface of the solar cell and thermally coupled with the upper surface of the solar cell;
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- a cell interconnect disposed directly above the upper surface of the solar cell, wherein, from a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.
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A solar module, comprising:
- a plurality of solar cells;
- a heat spreader layer disposed directly above upper surfaces of the plurality of solar cells and thermally coupled with the upper surfaces of the plurality of solar cells;
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- a plurality of cell interconnects disposed directly above the upper surfaces of the plurality of solar cells, each coupling a pair of the solar cells, wherein, from a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds exposed portions of one or more of the cell interconnects.
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A solar module, comprising:
- a solar cell having an upper surface and a perimeter disposed around the upper surface;
- a heat spreader layer disposed directly above the upper surface of the solar cell and thermally coupled with the upper surface of the solar cell;
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- a cell interconnect, the cell interconnect including an inner portion disposed directly above the upper surface of the solar cell at least partially within the perimeter of the solar cell and an outer extension portion extending outside the perimeter of the solar cell, at least a portion of the outer extension portion disposed below the upper surface of the solar cell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.