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Patent No.:

US 12100774 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2022

Solar cells for a solar cell array

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Eric Rehder, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Philip Chiu, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Tom Crocker, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Daniel Law, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Dale Waterman, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:

GATES & COOPER LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael Y Sun

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/0443 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/0687 (2012.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 21/02439 (2013.01); H01L 27/142 (2013.01); H01L 31/02 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/02021 (2013.01); H01L 31/022425 (2013.01); H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/03529 (2013.01); H01L 31/0392 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0443 (2014.12); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/05 (2013.01); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); H01L 31/0687 (2013.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); Y02E 10/544 (2013.01);
Abstract

A solar cell for a solar cell array with one or more grid on a surface thereof, wherein electrical connections are made to the grids in a plurality of locations positioned around the solar cell; and the electrical connections extend to one or more conductors located under the solar cell. The conductors located under the solar cell are buried within a substrate, and each of the conductors comprises a low resistance conducting path that distributes current from the solar cell. The conductors are loops, U-shaped, or have only up or down pathways. The solar cell comprises a full cell that has four cropped corners and the locations are in the cropped corners.

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