Two-terminal tandem solar module
AssigneeNational University of Singapore
InventorsJai PRAKASH, Shubham DUTTAGUPTA, Nitin NAMPALLI, Carlos Enrico Cobar
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Abstract
Disclosed is a tandem solar module and a method for forming such a module. The module includes a plurality of cell strips formed by cutting a full cell parallel to a direction of extension of a bus bar of the full cell, a plurality of strings arranged in one or more parallel sets, each string comprising two or more said cells strips interconnected end-to-end with respect to the direction of extension, and a terminal at each opposite end the one or more parallel sets.
Claims22
A method of producing a tandem solar module, comprising:
- forming a plurality of cell strips by cutting a full cell parallel to a direction of extension of a bus bar of the full cell;
- stringing the cell strips together, end-to-end with respect to the direction of extension, to form a plurality of strings each comprising two or more cells strips;
- arranging the strings in one or more parallel sets;
- providing a terminal at opposite ends of the one or more parallel sets.
A tandem solar module comprising:
- a plurality of cell strips formed by cutting a full cell parallel to a direction of extension of a bus bar of the full cell;
- a plurality of strings arranged in one or more parallel sets, each string comprising two or more said cells strips interconnected end-to-end with respect to the direction of extension;
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- a terminal at each opposite end the one or more parallel sets.
A method for producing a tandem solar module, comprising:
- forming a plurality of cell strips by cutting a full cell parallel to a direction of extension of a bus bar of the full cell (the direction of extension);
- stringing the cell strips together, end-to-end with respect to the direction of extension, to form a series comprising at least one string of cell strips;
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- providing a terminal at each opposite end of the series.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.