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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2007
Benyamin Buller, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chris M. Gronet, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Ratson Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Markus E. Beck, San Jose, CA (US);
Benyamin Buller, Cupertino, CA (US);
Chris M. Gronet, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Ratson Morad, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Markus E. Beck, San Jose, CA (US);
Solyndra, LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A solar cell unit comprising a cylindrical shaped solar cell and a transparent tubular casing is provided. The tubular shaped solar cell comprises a back-electrode, a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the back-electrode and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the semiconductor junction. The transparent tubular casing is circumferentially sealed onto the transparent conductive layer of the cylindrical shaped solar cell. A solar cell unit comprising a cylindrical shaped solar cell, a filler layer, and a transparent tubular casing is provided. The cylindrical shaped solar cell comprises a cylindrical substrate, a back-electrode circumferentially disposed on the cylindrical substrate, a semiconductor junction circumferentially disposed on the back-electrode, and a transparent conductive layer disposed on the semiconductor junction. The filler layer is circumferentially disposed on the transparent conductive layer and the transparent tubular casing is circumferentially disposed onto the filler layer.