公开(公告)号：US20250169201A1

公开(公告)日：2025-05-22

申请号：US19030278

申请日：2025-01-17

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： DAVID D. SMITH ,  JEFFREY EL COTTER ,  DAVID AARON RANDOLPH BARKHOUSE ,  TAESEOK KIM

IPC: H10F19/80 ,  H10F10/174 ,  H10F71/00 ,  H10F77/20

Abstract: A solar cell, and methods of fabricating said solar cell, are disclosed. The solar cell can include a first emitter region over a substrate, the first emitter region having a perimeter around a portion of the substrate. A first conductive contact is electrically coupled to the first emitter region at a location outside of the perimeter of the first emitter region.

公开(公告)号：US12283641B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-22

申请号：US18141063

申请日：2023-04-28

Applicant: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.

Inventor： Nicholas Eli Berry ,  Mingchong Dai ,  Jianfang Si ,  Zhaoji Li ,  Yu-Chou Shih ,  Edwin Alexander Peraza Hernandez ,  Yafu Lin ,  Hongshuai Xu ,  Jialin Shen

IPC: H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/18

Abstract: A string of shingled solar cells is disclosed. The string of shingled solar cells has flexible joints connecting the solar cells made from cured liquid polymeric adhesive. An electrically conductive interconnect passes through the flexible joint. The string of shingled solar cells also has interconnect reinforcements made from cured liquid polymeric adhesive to improve interconnect adhesion to the front surface of the solar cells.

公开(公告)号：US20250040261A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18226479

申请日：2023-07-26

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Chin Yeung WONG ,  Hui Khim CHO ,  Jeevan SIVARAMAN ,  Renante REFAMONTE

IPC: H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/18

Abstract: A solar cell module with interconnect wires wire-bonded to back-contact solar cells. A solar cell module using an interconnect board to electrical interconnect back-contact solar cells. The interconnect board may also contain a bypass diode and circuitry to connect the bypass diode to solar cells of the module.

公开(公告)号：US20250006851A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18802814

申请日：2024-08-13

Applicant: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.

Inventor： Peter John Cousins

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/0745 ,  H01L31/18

Abstract: A bipolar solar cell includes a backside junction formed by an N-type silicon substrate and a P-type polysilicon emitter formed on the backside of the solar cell. An antireflection layer may be formed on a textured front surface of the silicon substrate. A negative polarity metal contact on the front side of the solar cell makes an electrical connection to the substrate, while a positive polarity metal contact on the backside of the solar cell makes an electrical connection to the polysilicon emitter. An external electrical circuit may be connected to the negative and positive metal contacts to be powered by the solar cell. The positive polarity metal contact may form an infrared reflecting layer with an underlying dielectric layer for increased solar radiation collection.

公开(公告)号：US20240395953A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18204918

申请日：2023-06-01

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Roderick Marstell

IPC: H01L31/0216

Abstract: A solar cell is disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate and an anti-reflection coating on the substrate. The anti-reflection coating includes a coating layer on the substrate that includes SiNx, a high refractive index coating layer that includes TiO2 on the coating layer that includes SiNx, and a coating layer on the coating layer that includes TiO2.

公开(公告)号：US12132126B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17836822

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Richard Hamilton Sewell ,  Robert Woehl ,  Jens Dirk Moschner ,  Nils-Peter Harder

IPC: H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/068

CPC classification number: H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  Y02E10/547

Abstract: Approaches for fabricating wire-based metallization for solar cells, and the resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a back surface and an opposing light-receiving surface. A plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions is disposed in or above the back surface of the substrate. A conductive contact structure is disposed on the plurality of alternating N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The conductive contact structure includes a plurality of metal wires. Each metal wire of the plurality of metal wires is parallel along a first direction to form a one-dimensional layout of a metallization layer for the solar cell.

公开(公告)号：US20240355946A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18761032

申请日：2024-07-01

Applicant: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.

Inventor： Ruihua LI ,  Yafu LIN

IPC: H01L31/049 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0463 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/049 ,  H01L31/02167 ,  H01L31/022466 ,  H01L31/0463 ,  H01L31/18

Abstract: A solar module includes solar cells that are encapsulated. A back layer is disposed towards back sides of the solar cells and a transparent layer is disposed towards front sides of the solar cells. A protection coating is formed on a surface of the solar cells. The protection coating can be continuous or have a pattern with cutouts that expose the surface of the solar cells.

公开(公告)号：US20240313142A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18222292

申请日：2023-07-14

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： RICHARD HAMILTON SEWELL ,  DAVID AARON RANDOLPH BARKHOUSE ,  DOUGLAS ROSE ,  LEWIS ABRA

IPC: H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/02013 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/188

Abstract: Wire-based metallization and stringing techniques for solar cells, and the resulting solar cells, modules, and equipment, are described. In an example, a substrate has a surface. A plurality of N-type and P-type semiconductor regions is disposed in or above the surface of the substrate. A conductive contact structure is disposed on the plurality of N-type and P-type semiconductor regions. The conductive contact structure includes a plurality of conductive wires, each conductive wire of the plurality of conductive wires essentially continuously bonded directly to a corresponding one of the N-type and P-type semiconductor regions.

公开(公告)号：US12074232B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US15362045

申请日：2016-11-28

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Inventor： Staffan Westerberg ,  Seung Bum Rim

IPC: H01L31/00 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0288 ,  H01L31/0368 ,  H01L31/0376 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/20

CPC classification number: H01L31/02167 ,  H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/02363 ,  H01L31/028 ,  H01L31/0288 ,  H01L31/03682 ,  H01L31/03762 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/182 ,  H01L31/1868 ,  H01L31/202 ,  Y02E10/546 ,  Y02E10/547 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/50

Abstract: Methods of fabricating solar cell emitter regions with differentiated P-type and N-type architectures and incorporating a multi-purpose passivation and contact layer, and resulting solar cells, are described. In an example, a solar cell includes a substrate having a light-receiving surface and a back surface. A P-type emitter region is disposed on the back surface of the substrate. An N-type emitter region is disposed in a trench formed in the back surface of the substrate. An N-type passivation layer is disposed on the N-type emitter region. A first conductive contact structure is electrically connected to the P-type emitter region. A second conductive contact structure is electrically connected to the N-type emitter region and is in direct contact with the N-type passivation layer.

公开(公告)号：US12057806B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US16535751

申请日：2019-08-08

Applicant: Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd

Inventor： David DeGraaff ,  Adam Detrick

IPC: H02S40/36 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01R13/66 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H01R13/52

CPC classification number: H02S40/36 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01R13/6641 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H01R13/52 ,  Y02E10/50

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a connector that includes a diode. The diode has an anode and a cathode. The connector further includes a first electrical connection which connects to the anode, a second electrical connection which also connects to the anode, and a third electrical connection which connects to the cathode. Another embodiment relates to a photovoltaic laminate which includes a string of photovoltaic cells and three electrical conductors extending out of two discrete penetrations of the laminate. A first electrical conductor is connected to a first end of the string, a second electrical conductor is connected to a second end of the string, and a third electrical conductor is also connected to the second end of the string. The first and third electrical conductors extend out of the first discrete penetration, while the second electrical conductor extends out of the second discrete penetration. Other features and embodiments are also disclosed.