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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Thomas Phu, Alameda, CA (US);
Shashwat Kumaria, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Briccio Deleon, Laguna, PH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/188 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of connecting two solar cells is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises gripping an interconnect with a head of positioning device, heating the interconnect with the head of the positioning device to between two predetermined temperatures, where one is higher than the other, positioning the interconnect so as to overlay two adjacent solar cells, coupling the interconnect to each of the two adjacent solar cells, and releasing the interconnect from the head.