摘要:
An electrode is described for contacting an electrically conductive surface, in particular for contacting at least one surface of a photovoltaic element wafer 3, the electrode comprising an electrically insulating optically transparent film 10, an adhesive layer 11 provided on one surface of said film 10, and a first plurality of substantially parallel, electrically conductive wires 5′ being embedded into the adhesive layer 11, a part of the surfaces of said wires 5′ protruding from the adhesive layer 11 and at least on the surface protruding from the adhesive layer 11 being covered by a coating 2 consisting of an alloy with a low melting point, wherein the wires 5′ of the first plurality are electrically connected to a first terminal bar 20. A plurality of said electrodes may be formed as an endless, continuous strip, which can be cut to a length corresponding to that of an array of adjacent photovoltaic elements 3 to be connected for forming a PV module, wherein the wires 5′ running in longitudinal direction of the strip are cut at distances corresponding to the distances of the PV cells. A PV cell or a PV module comprising at least one electrode 16 or one electrode strip 16 as described above may comprise one or more photovoltaic cells 3 with an electrically conductive, antireflective, optically transparent coating 4 on at least one of its surfaces, the wires 5′ of the first plurality being soldered onto the coating 4 and onto the respective terminal bars 20 or terminal frames 17 by means of the alloy 2.
摘要:
A solar cell apparatus and process for making and using same involving a semiconductor wafer having a front side surface and a metallized back side surface and a semiconductor p/n junction between the front side surface and the back side surface. At least one front side interruption is caused to extend along at least a portion of the front side surface and into the wafer to a depth sufficient to interrupt the semiconductor p/n junction to define a plurality of separate p/n junction sections within the wafer and to define separate front side surface portions associated with respective separate p/n junction sections. A back side interruption is caused to extend along a portion of the metallized back side surface, generally opposite the front side interruption, to define a plurality of separate metallized back side surface portions associated with respective p/n junction sections and in electrical contact with respective p/n junction sections.
摘要:
A photovoltaic apparatus has a semiconductor photovoltaic cell structure having a front surface and a back surface provided by respectively doped portions of semiconductor material forming a photovoltaic junction. A plurality of separate electrical contacts is embedded in the front side surface of the respective one of the portions of semiconductor material. The electrical contacts are distributed in two dimensions across the surface and are separated from each other and are in electrical contact with the respective one of the portions of semiconductor material. A back side electrical contact is provided on the back surface of the other of the respective portions of semiconductor material and in electrical contact therewith. A solar cell apparatus includes the apparatus above and electrodes for contacting the electrical contacts on the front and back side surfaces respectively of the semiconductor material.