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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Ratson Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gilad Almogy, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Nathan Beckett, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H02S 20/25 (2014.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H02S 20/25 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H02S 40/36 (2014.12); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module. Rear surface electrical connections between solar cells in electrically parallel super cells provide alternative current paths (i.e., detours) through the solar module around damaged, shaded, or otherwise underperforming solar cells.