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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2018
Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno, s-Gravenhage, NL;
Johannes Adrianus Maria van Roosmalen, Petten, NL;
Siegfried Christiaan Veenstra, Petten, NL;
Dong Zhang, Petten, NL;
Markus Johan Jansen, Petten, NL;
Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Abstract
A solar panel includes a silicon cells submodule of silicon based cells, a front transparent plate and a backsheet. The backsheet is arranged with at least a first conductive pattern that is connected to rear surface electrical contacts on each of the silicon cells. A thin film photovoltaic submodule is arranged between the front transparent plate and the silicon cells, and includes thin film cells in an arrangement with two photovoltaic submodule contacts that connect to a second conductive pattern on the backsheet. The backsheet is arranged for four-terminal wiring with the first pattern for the silicon cells and the second pattern for the thin film cells. The thin film cells are disposed in a first group of cells and in at least a second group of cells, each connected in series. The first group is connected in parallel with the second group, between the photovoltaic submodule contacts.