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Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2018
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Eric M. Rehder, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/02013 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0512 (2013.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 10/40 (2014.12);
Abstract

One or more solar cells are connected to a flex circuit, wherein: the flex circuit is comprised of a flexible substrate having one or more conducting layers for making electrical connections to the solar cells; the flex circuit is attached to a panel; and the solar cells are attached to the panel. The flex circuit can be attached to the panel so that the conducting layers are adjacent the solar cells, or the flex circuit can be attached to the panel so that the conducting layers run underneath the solar cells. The conducting layers can be deposited on the flexible substrate and/or the conducting layers can be embedded in the flex circuit, wherein the conducting layers are sandwiched between insulating layers of the flex circuit.


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