Sunpower Corporation

Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Benjamin Francois

Yafu Lin

Peter John Cousins

Lewis C Abra

Benjamin I Hsia

David Fredric Joel Kavulak

Andrea R Bowring

Matthieu Minault Reich

Boris Bastien

Raphael M Manalo

A solar cell can include a first plurality of metal contact fingers, and a second plurality of metal contact fingers interdigitated with the first plurality of metal contact fingers, wherein at least one of the first plurality of metal contact fingers comprises a wrap-around metal finger that passes between a first edge of the solar cell and at least one contact pads. A photovoltaic (PV) string including a solar cell with a wrap-around metal contact finger. A method of coupling an electrically conductive connector to a solar cell with a wrap-around metal contact finger.

Solar cell with wraparound finger

A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module.

Solar panel

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Benjamin Francois