Photovoltaic cell package assembly for mechanically stacked photovoltaic cells

US4658086A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Chevron Research Company · US

Inventors

• Paul Stephen McLeod · Berkeley, US
• John A. Cape · San Rafael, US
• Lewis M. Fraas · Malibu, US
• Larry Partain · Los Altos, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 3, 1985
• Grant date: Apr 14, 1987
• Expiry date: Jun 3, 2005

Classification

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

Abstract

A mechanically stacked module package is described. The package permits the effective mechanical stacking of two solar cells in a compact arrangement. The design also permits the easy wiring of the package into a voltage matching configuration for module wiring thus eliminating the problems of current matching the top and bottom cells. The package design can be used with any mechanically stacked cells although the design is most suitable for concentrator solar cell configurations where the removal of heat to avoid degradation and shortening of lifetime is a major concern.