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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hoi Hong Ng, San Jose, CA (US);
David Okawa, Redwood City, CA (US);
Adam Rothschild Hoffman, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H01L 31/0475 (2014.12);
Abstract
Strings of interconnected PV cells within a PV laminate or module are themselves connected by one or more cross-ties. These cross-tied strings can be oriented in a straight or serpentine fashion and spacings between adjacent strings may differ depending upon whether a cross-tie connection is present or not. The PV cells may be multi-diode PV cells having a shared substrate. PV cells connected by a cross-tie are connected in parallel and have a shared voltage potential.