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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Solarcity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pablo Gonzalez, Fremont, CA (US);
Bobby Yang, Los Altos Hils, CA (US);
Assignee:
SolarCity Corporation, San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 43/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); B28D 5/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/304 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01); B32B 38/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2013.01); B28D 5/0052 (2013.01); B28D 5/0094 (2013.01); B32B 38/10 (2013.01); B32B 43/006 (2013.01); H01L 21/3043 (2013.01); H01L 21/683 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01); H01L 21/68735 (2013.01); H01L 21/68778 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1179 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1184 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1967 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1983 (2015.01);
Abstract
A cleaving system and method are described. The system can include a holding apparatus to retain a photovoltaic structure at a center section of a cleaving platform. The system can further include a contact apparatus to make contact with the photovoltaic structure and separate it into a plurality of strips. During operation, the system can activate an actuator to move the contact apparatus against the photovoltaic structure, thereby separating the photovoltaic structure into strips.