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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel Caswell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David C. Hosken, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jason Kalus, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
SUNPOWER CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.