Photovoltaic module interconnect joints

US10770610B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUNPOWER CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Sunny Sethi · Castro Valley, US
• Michele Guide · San Jose, US
• Gabriela Bunea · San Jose, US
• Thierry Nguyen · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2035

Classification

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

Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) cells that can be interconnected with improved interconnect joints to form PV cell strings and PV modules. The improved interconnect joints comprise at least two types of adhesive bonding regions to maximize both electrical conductivity and mechanical strength of interconnect joints coupling terminals of PV cells. The disclosed approaches to PV cell interconnection provide greater manufacturing rates and higher quality PV cell strings and PV modules.