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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Sunpower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Linderman, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew Dawson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Itai Suez, Hercules, CA (US);
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 33/64 (2010.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/052 (2013.01); H01L 24/01 (2013.01); H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/02008 (2013.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 33/647 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H01L 33/642 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar module includes a solar cell, a heat spreader layer disposed above the solar cell, and a cell interconnect disposed above the solar cell. From a top-down perspective, the heat spreader layer at least partially surrounds an exposed portion of the cell interconnect.