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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel T. Chen, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Jiaying Ma, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/054 (2014.12); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to photovoltaic modules and methods of making photovoltaic modules. One exemplary photovoltaic module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells including a first photovoltaic cell and a second photovoltaic cell spaced apart from one another to form an area that is free of photovoltaic cells; an electrical connector connecting at least the first and second photovoltaic cells; and a light directing medium positioned on at least a portion of the first photovoltaic cell.