Sunpower Corporation

Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.

Jason C Kalus

Nathaniel Alexis Caswell

David C Hosken

Gilad Almogy

Ratson Morad

Nathan Beckett

Thierry Nguyen

Adam Thomas Clavelle

Tamir Lance

David C Okawa

Cameron Hosken

Solar cell devices as well as method and apparatus for producing solar cell devices are disclosed. Aspects of the disclosure provide a solar cell device that includes a string of solar cells. The string of solar cells are conductively connected in series and arranged in a shingled manner with sides of adjacent solar cells being overlapped. A first metal ribbon segment is conductively bonded to a front surface of an end cell, the front surface being configured to face a light incoming direction to receive energy from a light source.

Method and apparatus of fabricating a solar cell device

This specification describes automated reel processes for producing solar modules and solar module reels. In some examples, a method includes receiving a continuous feed of photovoltaic devices on a photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes locating and bypassing one or more defective photovoltaic devices on the photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes installing bussing for the photovoltaic devices on the photovoltaic device sheet. The method includes feeding the photovoltaic device sheet to an encapsulation system to output a photovoltaic module sheet.

Automated reel processes for producing solar modules and solar module reels

Systems, methods, and apparatus by which solar energy may be collected to provide electricity, heat, or a combination of electricity and heat are disclosed herein.

Concentrating solar energy collector

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Jason C Kalus