Plated electrical contacts for solar modules

US9680042B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Torsten Voss · Glienicke, DE
• Sven Lamprecht · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2017
• Expiry date: May 17, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention concerns a plating method for manufacturing of electrical contacts on a solar module wherein the wiring between silicon solar cells in a solar module is deposited by electroplating onto a conductive seed. The wiring between individual silicon solar cells comprises wiring reinforcement pillars which improve the reliability of said wiring.