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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
Applicant:
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Ratson Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gilad Almogy, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Itai Suez, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jean Hummel, San Carlos, CA (US);
Nathan Beckett, Oakland, CA (US);
Yafu Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
John Gannon, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael J. Starkey, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert Stuart, Arcata, CA (US);
Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Dan Maydan, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/00 (2025.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 3/46 (2006.01); H02J 5/00 (2016.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/34 (2014.01); H10F 10/166 (2025.01); H10F 19/00 (2025.01); H10F 19/70 (2025.01); H10F 19/80 (2025.01); H10F 19/90 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 77/14 (2025.01); H10F 77/20 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10F 77/935 (2025.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 3/46 (2013.01); H02J 5/00 (2013.01); H02S 40/32 (2014.12); H02S 40/34 (2014.12); H10F 10/166 (2025.01); H10F 19/00 (2025.01); H10F 19/70 (2025.01); H10F 19/80 (2025.01); H10F 19/904 (2025.01); H10F 19/906 (2025.01); H10F 71/00 (2025.01); H10F 71/137 (2025.01); H10F 71/1375 (2025.01); H10F 77/147 (2025.01); H10F 77/219 (2025.01); H10F 77/937 (2025.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells conductively bonded to each other in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency.