Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for reworking shingled solar cell modules
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Application No.: US15177093Application Date: 2016-06-08
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Publication No.: US10673379B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Nathaniel Alexis Caswell
- Applicant: SunPower Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee: SunPower Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Innovation Counsel LLP
- Main IPC: H02S40/34
- IPC: H02S40/34 ; H02S20/25 ; H02S40/36 ; H01L31/042 ; H01L31/044

Abstract:
A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency. Removing a defective solar cell from a super cell may be difficult, however. It may therefore be advantageous to bypass defective solar cells in a super cell rather than remove and replace them. A bypass conductor may be applied to the rear surface of the super cell to bypass one or more defective solar cells in a super cell or in a solar module comprising super cells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170359019A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REWORKING SHINGLED SOLAR CELL MODULES Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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