公开(公告)号：US20110162696A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-07

申请号：US12654808

申请日：2010-01-05

申请人： Johannes Vlcek ,  Daniel R. Juliano

发明人： Johannes Vlcek ,  Daniel R. Juliano

IPC分类号： H01L31/00 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode located over the substrate, a sodium doped p-type copper indium selenide (CIS) based alloy semiconductor absorber layer located over the first electrode, a zinc and sodium doped n-type copper indium selenide (CIS) based alloy semiconductor layer located on the p-type semiconductor absorber layer, and a second electrode located over the n-type semiconductor layer.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池包括衬底，位于衬底上的第一电极，位于第一电极上方的钠掺杂p型铜铟硒（CIS）基合金半导体吸收体层，锌和钠掺杂的n型铜铟硒化物 CIS）基合金半导体层，以及位于n型半导体层上方的第二电极。

公开(公告)号：US20110139224A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12639346

申请日：2009-12-16

申请人： Todd Krajewski

发明人： Todd Krajewski

IPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0203

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A frameless photovoltaic module retains the required load rating by incorporation of an oriented fibrous reinforcement (e.g., fibers, scrim or mesh) in the back side encapsulant, in the back sheet, or as a separate sheet between the encapsulant and the back sheet to increase the overall stiffness of the module. The reinforcement is compatible with the materials around it, in particular having good wet out, and may be freestanding or anchored to outer edges of the module, for example to the front glass, by means of an adhesive in order to further enhance the stiffness conferred to the module.

摘要翻译： 无框光伏模块通过在背面密封剂，背板中引入取向的纤维增强材料（例如，纤维，稀松布或网状物）或作为密封剂和背板之间的单独片材来保持所需的额定载荷，以增加 模块的总体刚度。 加强件与其周围的材料相容，特别是具有良好的润湿性，并且可以通过粘合剂独立地或锚固到模块的外边缘，例如到前玻璃，以进一步增强赋予的刚度 到模块。

公开(公告)号：US07960643B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US12556460

申请日：2009-09-09

申请人： Todd Krajewski ,  Jason Corneille ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Anil Vijayendran

发明人： Todd Krajewski ,  Jason Corneille ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Anil Vijayendran

IPC分类号： H01L31/0203 ,  H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H01L31/049 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Provided are novel back sheets for solar module encapsulation. According to various embodiments, the back sheets are ungrounded and flexible. In certain embodiments, the back sheets include an integrated flexible and electrically isolated moisture barrier. The electrically isolated moisture barrier may be a thin metallic sheet, e.g., an aluminum foil. The electrically isolated, flexible moisture barrier eliminates the need for grounding.

摘要翻译： 提供太阳能模块封装的新型背板。 根据各种实施例，底片是不接地且柔性的。 在某些实施例中，背板包括集成的柔性和电隔离的湿气屏障。 电隔离的防潮层可以是薄金属片，例如铝箔。 电气隔离，灵活的防潮层消除了对接地的需要。

公开(公告)号：US20110089030A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-21

申请号：US12588578

申请日：2009-10-20

申请人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Bao Nguyen ,  A. Piers Newbery ,  Asit Rairkar ,  Johannes Vlcek ,  Abdelouahab Ziani

发明人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Bao Nguyen ,  A. Piers Newbery ,  Asit Rairkar ,  Johannes Vlcek ,  Abdelouahab Ziani

IPC分类号： C25B11/04 ,  B05D1/36 ,  B23K15/00 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B22D19/00 ,  B22D18/00 ,  B22F3/02

CPC分类号： C23C14/3414 ,  B22D11/0614 ,  B22D17/007 ,  B22D18/06 ,  B22F3/22 ,  C22C1/04 ,  C22C28/00

摘要： A sputtering target includes a copper indium gallium sputtering target material on a backing structure. The sputtering target material has a density of at least 100% or more as defined by the rule of mixtures applied to densities of component elements of the sputtering target material. The sputtering target material has an overall uniform composition.

摘要翻译： 溅射靶包括背衬结构上的铜铟镓溅射靶材料。 溅射靶材料具有至少100％以上的密度，其由施加到溅射靶材料的组分元素的密度的混合物的规则所定义。 溅射靶材料具有总体均匀的组成。

公开(公告)号：US07927912B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US12801383

申请日：2010-06-07

申请人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Deborah Mathias ,  Neil M. Mackie

发明人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Deborah Mathias ,  Neil M. Mackie

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： C23C14/3414 ,  C23C14/0623 ,  C23C14/562 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/0749 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (CIS) based semiconductor absorber layer of a solar cell. The sputtering layer directly contacts the second material.

摘要翻译： 溅射靶，包括溅射层和支撑结构。 溅射层包括含碱的过渡金属。 支撑结构包括不会对太阳能电池的基于铜铟硒（CIS）的半导体吸收层的性能产生负面影响的第二材料。 溅射层直接接触第二材料。

公开(公告)号：US20100317141A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12483499

申请日：2009-06-12

申请人： Bruce Krein ,  Darin Birtwhistle ,  Jeff Thompson ,  William Sanders ,  Paul Alexander

发明人： Bruce Krein ,  Darin Birtwhistle ,  Jeff Thompson ,  William Sanders ,  Paul Alexander

IPC分类号： H01L21/50 ,  H05K13/04

CPC分类号： H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03923 ,  H01L31/03925 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521 ,  Y10S414/136 ,  Y10S414/141 ,  Y10T29/41 ,  Y10T29/5313 ,  Y10T29/53187 ,  Y10T29/53196

摘要： Provided herein are methods, apparatuses and systems for fabricating photovoltaic cells and modules. In certain embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems involve coating ferromagnetic substrates with thin film solar cell materials and using magnetic force to constrain, move or otherwise manipulate partially fabricated cells or modules. According to various embodiments, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide magnetically actuated handling throughout a photovoltaic cell or module fabrication process, from forming photovoltaic cell layers on a substrate to packaging the module for transport and installation. The magnetically manipulated processing provides advantages over conventional photovoltaic module processing operations, including fewer mechanical components, greater control over placement and tolerances, and ease of handling. As a result, the methods, apparatuses and systems provide highly efficient, low maintenance photovoltaic module fabrication processes.

摘要翻译： 本文提供了用于制造光伏电池和模块的方法，装置和系统。 在某些实施例中，方法，装置和系统包括用薄膜太阳能电池材料涂覆铁磁性衬底，并使用磁力约束，移动或以其他方式操纵部分制造的电池或模块。 根据各种实施例，所述方法，装置和系统在整个光伏电池或模块制造过程中提供磁力驱动的处理，从而在基板上形成光伏电池层以封装模块用于运输和安装。 磁操作处理提供了优于常规光伏模块处理操作的优点，包括较少的机械部件，对放置和公差的更大控制以及易于处理。 因此，方法，设备和系统提供高效，低维护的光伏组件制造工艺。

公开(公告)号：US20100212733A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12379428

申请日：2009-02-20

申请人： Chris Schmidt ,  John Corson

发明人： Chris Schmidt ,  John Corson

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L21/04

CPC分类号： H01L31/03923 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/1864 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A solar cell includes a substrate, a protective layer located over a first surface of the substrate, a first electrode located over a second surface of the substrate, at least one p-type semiconductor absorber layer located over the first electrode, an n-type semiconductor layer located over the p-type semiconductor absorber layer, and a second electrode over the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor absorber layer includes a copper indium selenide (CIS) based alloy material, and the second electrode is transparent and electrically conductive. The protective layer has an emissivity greater than 0.25 at a wavelength of 2 μm, has a reactivity with a selenium-containing gas lower than that of the substrate, and may differ from the first electrode in at least one of composition, thickness, density, emissivity, conductivity or stress state. The emissivity profile of the protective layer may be uniform or non-uniform.

公开(公告)号：US20100043863A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12566555

申请日：2009-09-24

申请人： Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  Jason Stephen Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Steven Douglas Flanders ,  William James McColl

发明人： Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  Jason Stephen Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Steven Douglas Flanders ,  William James McColl

IPC分类号： H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/00 ,  H01B5/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/0445 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： An interconnect assembly. The interconnect assembly includes a trace that includes a plurality of electrically conductive portions. The plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured both to collect current from a first solar cell and to interconnect electrically to a second solar cell. In addition, the plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured such that solar-cell efficiency is substantially undiminished in an event that any one of the plurality of electrically conductive portions is conductively impaired.

摘要翻译： 互连组件。 互连组件包括包括多个导电部分的迹线。 多个导电部分被配置成从第一太阳能电池收集电流并且电连接到第二太阳能电池。 此外，多个导电部分被配置为使得在多个导电部分中的任一个导电损坏的情况下，太阳能电池效率基本上不减弱。

公开(公告)号：US20090145746A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12320087

申请日：2009-01-16

申请人： Dennis R. Hollars

发明人： Dennis R. Hollars

IPC分类号： C23C14/34 ,  C22C30/02

CPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  C23C14/0057 ,  C23C14/3414 ,  C23C14/352 ,  C23C14/562 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of manufacturing improved thin-film solar cells entirely by sputtering includes a high efficiency back contact/reflecting multi-layer containing at least one barrier layer consisting of a transition metal nitride. A copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InxGa1-x)Se2) absorber layer (X ranging from 1 to approximately 0.7) is co-sputtered from specially prepared electrically conductive targets using dual cylindrical rotary magnetron technology. The band gap of the absorber layer can be graded by varying the gallium content, and by replacing the gallium partially or totally with aluminum. Alternately the absorber layer is reactively sputtered from metal alloy targets in the presence of hydrogen selenide gas. RF sputtering is used to deposit a non-cadmium containing window layer of ZnS. The top transparent electrode is reactively sputtered aluminum doped ZnO. A unique modular vacuum roll-to-roll sputtering machine is described. The machine is adapted to incorporate dual cylindrical rotary magnetron technology to manufacture the improved solar cell material in a single pass.

摘要翻译： 完全通过溅射制造改进的薄膜太阳能电池的方法包括含有由过渡金属氮化物组成的至少一个阻挡层的高效率背接触/反射多层。 使用双圆柱形旋转磁控管技术，由专门制备的导电靶共溅射铜铟镓硒（Cu（In x Ga 1-x）Se 2）吸收层（X为1至约0.7）。 吸收层的带隙可以通过改变镓含量来分级，并且通过用铝部分或全部替换镓来分级。 或者，在硒化氢气体存在下，吸收层从金属合金靶反应溅射。 使用RF溅射沉积含有ZnS的不含镉的窗口层。 顶部透明电极是反应溅射的铝掺杂的ZnO。 描述了一种独特的模块化真空辊对辊溅射机。 该机器适用于采用双圆柱形旋转磁控管技术，以单程制造改进的太阳能电池材料。

公开(公告)号：US20090014049A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-15

申请号：US11777393

申请日：2007-07-13

申请人： Ilan GUR ,  David Harris ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Puthur Paulson ,  William Sanders ,  Ben Tarbell

发明人： Ilan GUR ,  David Harris ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Puthur Paulson ,  William Sanders ,  Ben Tarbell

IPC分类号： H01L31/042

CPC分类号： H02S40/38

摘要： A photovoltaic module includes a first photovoltaic cell, a second photovoltaic cell and an energy storage device, such as a battery or capacitor, integrated into the module.

摘要翻译： 光伏模块包括集成到模块中的第一光伏电池，第二光伏电池和诸如电池或电容器的能量存储装置。