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Title: Solar panel

Abstract

A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingled manner and conductively bonded to each other in their overlapping regions to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
SunPower Corp., San Jose, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1859921
Patent Number(s):
11139403
Application Number:
16/540,372
Assignee:
SunPower Corporation (San Jose, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0007190
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 08/14/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Lin, Yafu, and Francois, Benjamin. Solar panel. United States: N. p., 2021. Web.
Lin, Yafu, & Francois, Benjamin. Solar panel. United States.
Lin, Yafu, and Francois, Benjamin. Tue . "Solar panel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1859921.
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year = {2021},
month = {10}
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