Shingled solar cells overlapping along non-linear edges

US10741703B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUNPOWER CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Nathaniel Caswell · Sunnyvale, US
• Maritza Ruiz · Campbell, US
• Tamir Lance · Los Gatos, US
• Nathan Beckett · Oakland, US
• David DeGraaff · Mountain View, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 11, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/50

Abstract

Solar devices and methods for producing solar devices are disclosed. In some examples, a solar device includes solar cells arranged in a shingled manner such that adjacent long edges of adjacent ones of the solar cells overlap. The adjacent long edges have a non-linear shape that has protruding portions. The solar device includes contact pads arranged in the protruding portions of the adjacent long edges such that the contact pads of the adjacent ones of the solar cells are electrically connected.