Formed photovoltaic module busbars

Title: Formed photovoltaic module busbars

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A cell connection piece for a photovoltaic module is disclosed herein. The cell connection piece includes an interconnect bus, a plurality of bus tabs unitarily formed with the interconnect bus, and a terminal bus coupled with the interconnect bus. The plurality of bus tabs extend from the interconnect bus. The terminal bus includes a non-linear portion.

Inventors:: Rose, Douglas; Daroczi, Shan; Phu, Thomas

Issue Date:: 2015-11-10

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1225700

Patent Number(s):: 9,184,327

Application Number:: 9,184,327

Assignee:: SunPower Corporation

DOE Contract Number:: ZAX-4-33628-05

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2006 Oct 03

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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