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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Zachary Kinyon, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Douglas H. Rose, San Jose, CA (US);
Karen Elizabeth Wilson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zachary Kinyon, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Douglas H. Rose, San Jose, CA (US);
Karen Elizabeth Wilson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of processing of solar cells includes determining that a back-contact solar cell is defective. The back-contact solar cell includes a first plurality of interconnect pads at a first edge thereof, and a second plurality of interconnect pads at a second, opposed thereof, the first and second pluralities of interconnect pads having opposite operational charges. The back-contact solar cell is then diced to define at least first and second back-contact solar cell sections. The first back-contact solar cell section has at least two interconnect pads, of the plurality of interconnect pads, at respective opposed edges thereof.