Device and method of monolithic integration of microinverters on solar cells
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsStephen R. FORREST, Kyusang LEE
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a photovoltaic cell having a microinverter is provided. The method may include fabricating a monolithic microinverter layer through epitaxy and operably connecting the at least one microinverter layer to at least one photovoltaic cell formed on a photovoltaic layer. A photovoltaic device is also provided. The device may have a photovoltaic layer comprising at least one photovoltaic cell and a microinverter layer comprising at least one microinverter, wherein the microinverter layer was fabricated through epitaxy, the at least one microinverter is configured to be operably connected to at least one photovoltaic cell.
Claims19
A method of fabricating a photovoltaic cell having a microinverter, the method comprising:
- fabricating a monolithic microinverter layer through epitaxy;
- and
- operably connecting the at least one microinverter layer to at least one photovoltaic cell formed on a photovoltaic layer.
A photovoltaic device, comprising:
- a photovoltaic layer comprising at least one photovoltaic cell;
- and
- a microinverter layer comprising at least one microinverter;
- wherein the microinverter layer was fabricated through epitaxy, the at least one microinverter is configured to be operably connected to at least one photovoltaic cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.