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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2011
Applicants:
David Pearce, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruce Hachtmann, San Martin, CA (US);
Arthur Wall, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Thomas Valeri, Gilroy, CA (US);
Dennis Hollars, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Pearce, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruce Hachtmann, San Martin, CA (US);
Arthur Wall, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Thomas Valeri, Gilroy, CA (US);
Dennis Hollars, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0392 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.01); H01L 31/049 (2014.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.01); H01L 31/0445 (2014.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/188 (2013.01); H01L 31/03928 (2013.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.12); H01L 31/049 (2014.12); H01L 31/0445 (2014.12); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H02S 40/36 (2014.12); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01); Y10T 29/41 (2015.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a highly automated method of interconnecting flexible solar cells to form solar modules having a wide variety of sizes and electrical characteristics. The method is fast and economical, providing many attributes of a 'pseudo monolithic integration' scheme that has previously been attainable only on rigid substrates.