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US 6,417,442 B1Granted
Solar battery assembly and method of forming a solar battery assembly
AssigneeMitsui High-Tec, Inc.
InventorsAtsushi Fukui, Keisuke Kimoto, Migaku Ishida
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Abstract
A method of forming a solar battery assembly. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of spherically-shaped cells, each having a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer; forming a solder layer between the plurality of spherically-shaped cells so as to maintain the plurality of spherically-shaped cells in a desired relationship; removing a part of the outer electrode layer to expose a part of the semiconductor layer; and placing an inner electrode in contact with the exposed part of the semiconductor layer.
Claims36
A method of forming a solar battery assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of spherically-shaped cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer;
- forming a solder layer between the plurality of spherically-shaped cells so as to maintain the plurality of spherically-shaped cells in a relationship;
- removing a part of the outer electrode layer to expose a part of the semiconductor layer;
- and
- placing an inner electrode in contact with the exposed part of the semiconductor layer.
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A method of forming a solar battery assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of spherically-shaped cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer;
- forming a solder layer between the plurality of spherically-shaped cells so as to maintain the plurality of spherically-shaped cells in a relationship;
- removing a part of the outer electrode layer to expose a part of the semiconductor layer;
- and
- placing an inner electrode in contact with the exposed part of the semiconductor layer,
- wherein each of the plurality of spherically-shaped cells comprises a spherical core over which the semiconductor layer is applied,
- wherein the spherical cores comprise an insulative material.
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A method of forming a solar battery assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of spherically-shaped cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer;
- forming a solder layer between the plurality of spherically-shaped cells so as to maintain the plurality of spherically-shaped cells in a relationship;
- removing a part of the outer electrode layer to expose a part of the semiconductor layer;
- and
- placing an inner electrode in contact with the exposed part of the semiconductor layer,
- wherein each of the plurality of spherically-shaped cells comprises a spherical core over which the semiconductor layer is applied,
- wherein the spherical cores comprise metal in electrical contact with the inner electrode.
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A solar battery assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer;
- the semiconductor layer comprising a P-type layer and an N-type layer,
- there being a part of one of the N-type and P-type layers exposed through the outer electrode layer;
- a conductive layer fixed to the plurality of cells in contact with the exposed part of the one of the N-type and P-type layers;
- and
- a solder layer between the conductive layer and the plurality of cells so as to electrically connect between the outer electrodes of the plurality of cells,
- the solder layer electrically insulated from the conductive layer.
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A solar battery assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer,
- the semiconductor layer comprising a P-type layer and an N-type layer,
- there being a part of one of the N-type and P-type layers exposed through the outer electrode layer;
- a conductive layer fixed to the plurality of cells in contact with the exposed part of the one of the N-type and P-type layers;
- and
- a solder layer between the conductive layer and the plurality of cells so as to electrically connect between the outer electrodes of the plurality of cells,
- the solder layer electrically insulated from the conductive layer,
- wherein the plurality of cells are spherically-shaped cells,
- wherein the outer electrode layer comprises a light transmitting conducting film.
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A solar battery assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and an outer electrode layer,
- the semiconductor layer comprising a P-type layer and an N-type layer,
- there being a part of one of the N-type and P-type layers exposed through the outer electrode layer;
- a conductive layer fixed to the plurality of cells in contact with the exposed part of the one of the N-type and P-type layers;
- and
- a solder layer between the conductive layer and the plurality of cells so as to electrically connect between the outer electrodes of the plurality of cells,
- the solder layer electrically insulated from the conductive layer,
- wherein each of the plurality of cells comprises a metal core.
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A method of forming a solar battery assembly, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of spherically-shaped cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and a separate outer electrode layer applied to the semiconductor layer;
- forming a solder layer between the plurality of spherically-shaped cells so as to maintain the plurality of spherically-shaped cells in a relationship;
- removing a part of the outer electrode layer to expose a part of the semiconductor layer;
- and
- placing an inner electrode in contact with the exposed part of the semiconductor layer.
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A solar battery assembly comprising:
- a plurality of cells each comprising a semiconductor layer and a separate outer electrode layer applied to the semiconductor layer,
- the semiconductor layer comprising a P-type layer and an N-type layer,
- there being a part of one of the N-type and P-type layers exposed through the outer electrode layer;
- a conductive layer fixed to the plurality of cells in contact with the exposed part of the one of the N-type and P-type layers;
- and
- a solder layer between the conductive layer and the plurality of cells so as to electrically connect between the outer electrodes of the plurality of cells,
- the solder layer electrically insulated from the conductive layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.