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Patent No.:

US 4532371 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 1985

Filed:

Mar. 12, 1984

Series-connected photovoltaic array and method of making same

Applicant:
Inventors:

Joseph J Hanak, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);

Gerald E Nostrand, Plainsboro, NJ (US);

Assignee:

RCA Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);

Attorneys:

Morris; B. E.

Cohen; D. S.

Burke; W. J.

Primary Examiner:

Aaron Weisstuch

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
136249 ; 136258 ; 29572 ; 357 30 ;
Abstract

A photovoltaic array comprises a continuous semiconductor body with a plurality of spaced apart first and second electrical contacts on respective opposed surfaces of the body, thereby forming a plurality of photovoltaic cells with the cells series-connected to provide a higher output voltage. The invention is a series-connected array wherein the series connection between a pair of adjacent photovoltaic cells comprises a plurality of openings extending through the semiconductor body with an electrical contact of one cell extending into the plurality of openings to provide a connection with an opposed electrical contact of the next adjacent cell.

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Hanak, Joseph. (1985). Series-connected photovoltaic array and method of making same (U.S. Patent No. 4532371). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4532371

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