Lg Electronics Inc.

Heonmin Lee

Junghoon Choi

Kwangsun Ji

Wonseok Choi

Sehwon Ahn

Hyunjin Yang

Youngjoo Eo

Hojung Syn

Wonki Yoon

Sunho Kim

Taeho Moon

Seungjoon Lee

Soohyun Kim

Jinhee Park

Hyunki Kim

Sungeun Lee

Dongjoo You

Seungyoon Lee

Chaedeok Lee

Jeonghun Son

Jeongshik Kim

Kangseok Moon

Taeyoung Lee

Suntae Hwang

Byungkee Lee

Hyunja Shim

The present invention relates to a solar cell module, includes a plurality of solar cells, a concentration unit having a flat surface to which solar light is incident, arranged at a position spaced apart from the solar cells, and configured to concentrate the incident solar light for output, and a reflection unit configured to reflect light between the solar cells, wherein the concentration unit is provided with a reflective region such that solar light concentrated by the concentration unit and output from is trapped between the concentration unit and the reflection unit, and an air gap is formed between the concentration unit and the reflection unit.

Solar cell module

Discussed is a method of manufacturing a solar cell including preparing a single crystalline silicon substrate having a first conductive type impurity; forming a non-single crystalline silicon emitter layer having a second conductive type impurity opposite to the first conductive type impurity on a first surface of the single crystalline silicon substrate; forming a first transparent conductive oxide layer on the first surface of the single crystalline silicon substrate; forming a first electrode electrically connected to the first transparent conductive oxide layer; and forming a second electrode electrically connected to the single crystalline silicon substrate, wherein the forming of the first electrode includes; forming a first seed layer on the first transparent conductive oxide layer, and forming a first plating layer over the first seed layer by plating a first conductive material.

Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same

A metal organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus for a solar cell includes a deposition unit. The deposition unit includes a susceptor to be mounted with a substrate, and a shower head to prepare a reacting gas by mixing plural kinds of raw gases for deposition and supply the reacting gas to the susceptor.

Metal organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus for solar cell

A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate of a first conductive type, an emitter region of a second conductive type opposite the first conductive type that is positioned on the substrate, a first field region of the first conductive type that is positioned on the substrate to be separated from the emitter region, a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter region, a second electrode electrically connected to the first field region, and an insulating region positioned on at least one of the emitter region and the first field region.

Solar cell

A flexible sensor module, includes: a sensing unit formed on a first substrate so as to be exposed to the outside, and configured to measure external environment information; a solar cell disposed on the first substrate together with the sensing unit, and configured to generate a power by receiving light; a wireless communication unit disposed at one side on the first substrate, and configured to transmit the information measured by the sensing unit to an external server; and a chemical cell disposed at another side on the first substrate, charged by receiving the power from the solar cell, and configured to supply the power to the sensing unit and the wireless communication unit, wherein the solar cell includes: a compound layer disposed on the second substrate, and configured to generate the power to be supplied to the sensing unit by receiving light; and a metallic electrode formed on the compound layer.

Flexible sensor module and manufacturing method thereof

A solar cell includes a substrate containing a first impurity of a first conductivity type and made of a crystalline semiconductor, an emitter region positioned on the substrate and containing a second impurity of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the emitter region being made of a non-crystalline semiconductor, a surface field region positioned on the substrate and containing a third impurity of the first conductivity type, the surface field region being made of non-crystalline semiconductor, a first electrode connected to the emitter region, and a second electrode connected to the surface field region, wherein at least one of the emitter region and the surface field region is made of amorphous metal silicide containing a metal material.

Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same

Discussed is a solar cell including a single crystalline semiconductor substrate having a first transparent conductive oxide layer positioned on a non-single crystalline emitter layer; a second transparent conductive oxide layer positioned over a rear surface of the single crystalline semiconductor substrate; a first electrode part including a first seed layer directly positioned on the first transparent conductive oxide layer; and a second electrode part including a second seed layer directly positioned on the second transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein the first transparent conductive oxide layer and the first seed layer have different conductivities, and wherein the second transparent conductive oxide layer and the second seed layer have different conductivities.

A solar cell including a non-amorphous semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type; at least a first semiconductor layer on the non-amorphous semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer including a portion that is amorphous and a plurality of portions having crystal lumps, so that the plurality of portions having the crystal lumps are distributed in the first semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the semiconductor substrate; and a second electrode on the semiconductor substrate.

A solar cell is discussed, and includes a substrate; a first field region; a first electrode directly formed on an emitter region; and a second electrode directly formed on a second field region, wherein a second passivation layer comprises a first back passivation portion and a second back passivation portion. Furthermore, the first back passivation portion is merely positioned between the emitter region and the substrate and the second field region and the substrate, and the second back passivation portion is positioned between the emitter region and the second field region, and wherein the first back passivation portion positioned between the emitter region and the substrate is physically separated from first back passivation portion positioned between the second field region and the substrate.

A solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, at least one emitter layer on the substrate, at least one first electrode electrically connected to the at least one emitter layer, and at least one second electrode electrically connected to the substrate. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed using a plating method.

A solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell module includes a substrate including an electricity generation area and an edge area that are divided by an insulating area, and a plurality of solar cells positioned in the electricity generation area. Each of the solar cells includes a transparent electrode on the substrate, a silicon electricity generation layer on the transparent electrode, and a back electrode on the silicon electricity generation layer. The back electrode of one solar cell is electrically connected to the transparent electrode of another solar cell adjacent to the one solar cell. A side of a transparent electrode of an outermost solar cell adjacent to the insulating area is covered by a side portion of a silicon electricity generation layer of the outermost solar cell exposed in the insulating area.

Solar cell module and method for manufacturing the same

A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate that contains first impurities of a first conductive type and is formed of a crystalline semiconductor, a first field region that is positioned on an incident surface of the substrate and contains second impurities of a second conductive type, an emitter region that contains third impurities of a third conductive type, is formed of a non-crystalline semiconductor, and is positioned on a non-incident surface of the substrate opposite the incident surface of the substrate, a first electrode electrically connected to the emitter region, and a second electrode electrically connected to the substrate.

A solar cell is discussed. The solar cell includes a substrate having a first conductivity type and made of a crystalline semiconductor; an emitter region having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and forming a p-n junction with the substrate; a surface field region having the first conductivity type and being separated from the emitter region; a first electrode connected to the emitter region; and a second electrode connected to the surface field region, wherein at least one of the emitter region and the surface field region includes a plurality of semiconductor portions, and at least one of the plurality of semiconductor portion is a crystalline semiconductor portion.

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Seoul, South Korea

Heonmin Lee