Interconnection of solar cells in a solar cell module

US7390961B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SUNPOWER CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Peter Aschenbrenner · Palo Alto, US
• Douglas Rose · Austin, US
• Shandor G. Daroczi · Santa Clara, US
• Stephen J. Coughlin · Falls Church, US
• Charles Gay · San Fernando, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2005
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2008
• Expiry date: Jun 10, 2026

Classification

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

Abstract

In one embodiment, a solar cell module comprises a plurality of solar cells interconnected as a solar cell array. An interconnect assembly electrically connects the backsides of two adjacent solar cells. The interconnect assembly may have an interconnect that electrically connects a contact point on a backside of a solar cell to a contact point on a backside of another solar cell. The interconnect assembly may further include an interconnect shield placed between the solar cells and the interconnect.