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Patent No.:

US 10714643 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2015

Back side contact layer for pv module with modified cell connection topology

Applicant:

Stichting Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland, Petten, NL;

Inventors:

Bas Bernardus van Aken, Petten, NL;

Evert Eugène Bende, Petten, NL;

Antonius Radboud Burgers, Petten, NL;

Markus Johan Jansen, Petten, NL;

Assignee:

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST—NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO, The Hague, NL;

Attorneys:

N.V. Nederlandsch Octrooibureau

Catherine A. Shultz

Katelyn J. Bernier

Primary Examiner:

Magali P Slawski

Assistant Examiner:

Kourtney R S Carlson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); H01L 31/02013 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

Back side connection layer for a photo-voltaic module comprising a plurality of PV-cells (i,j), the plurality PV-cells (i,j) being of a type having one or more back side contacts and divided in a preset number of strings () of series connected PV-cells (i. j). By-pass diodes are connectable in parallel to each of the preset number of strings (), and three or more strings () are provided. The plurality of PV-cells (i,j) are positioned such that electrical connections to the first PV-cell and last PV-cell of each of the preset number of strings () are provided in a part of the back side connection layer overlapping a part of a two-by-two arrangement of PV-cells (i,j).

Find Patent Forward Citations

van Aken, Bas. (2020). Back side contact layer for pv module with modified cell connection topology (U.S. Patent No. 10714643). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10714643

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