公开(公告)号：US20200153384A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16741586

申请日：2020-01-13

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Brian Wares ,  David C. Okawa ,  Tamir Lance

IPC分类号： H02S30/20 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S40/32 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H02S20/23 ,  F24S25/20 ,  F24S25/67

摘要： Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.

公开(公告)号：US20230055522A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17980716

申请日：2022-11-04

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Zachary S. Judkins ,  David C. Okawa ,  Brian S. Wares ,  Tamir Lance ,  Patrick L. Chapman

IPC分类号： H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/0475 ,  H01L31/05

摘要： Reconfigurable PV panels can have features that include cut lines for separating full panels into smaller subpanels, connector ribbons for assembling several reconfigurable PV panels into a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array and can be stacked upon each other and unstacked by rotating them about a shared connection.

公开(公告)号：US20190312166A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16377074

申请日：2019-04-05

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Pei Hsuan Lu ,  Benjamin I. Hsia ,  David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse ,  David C. Okawa ,  David F. Kavulak ,  Lewis C. Abra ,  George G. Correos ,  Richard Hamilton Sewell ,  Ryan Reagan ,  Tamir Lance ,  Thierry Nguyen

IPC分类号： H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/068 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H02S40/34

摘要： A method of fabricating solar cell, solar laminate and/or solar module string is provided. The method may include: locating a metal foil over a plurality of semiconductor substrates; exposing the metal foil to laser beam over selected portions of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, wherein exposing the metal foil to the laser beam forms a plurality conductive contact structures having of locally deposited metal portion electrically connecting the metal foil to the semiconductor substrates at the selected portions; and selectively removing portions of the metal foil, wherein remaining portions of the metal foil extend between at least two of the plurality of semiconductor substrates.

公开(公告)号：US20230086161A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17994661

申请日：2022-11-28

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： David C. Okawa ,  Zachary S. Judkins ,  Tamir Lance ,  Tyler D. Newman ,  Thierry H. Nguyen ,  Ryan Reagan

IPC分类号： H02S40/36 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H01R12/58

摘要： Photovoltaic panels may be aggregated in various ways and may be aggregated with the use of a backplane where the backplane comprises electrical connectors positioned to electrically connect the PV panels. The PV panels may have various sizes and shapes and may overlap one or more other PV panels or PV panels being aggregated.

公开(公告)号：US11527990B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-13

申请号：US16789013

申请日：2020-02-12

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： David C. Okawa ,  Zachary S. Judkins ,  Tamir Lance ,  Tyler D. Newman ,  Thierry H. Nguyen ,  Ryan Reagan

IPC分类号： H02S20/22 ,  H02S40/36 ,  H02S20/25 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H01R12/58

摘要： Photovoltaic panels may be aggregated in various ways and may be aggregated with the use of a backplane where the backplane comprises electrical connectors positioned to electrically connect the PV panels. The PV panels may have various sizes and shapes and may overlap one or more other PV panels or PV panels being aggregated.

公开(公告)号：USD921573S1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US29653581

申请日：2018-06-15

申请人： SunPower Corporation

设计人： Brian Wares ,  David C. Okawa ,  Tamir Lance

公开(公告)号：US11005416B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16741586

申请日：2020-01-13

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Brian Wares ,  David C. Okawa ,  Tamir Lance

IPC分类号： H02S30/20 ,  F24S25/67 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S20/23 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H02S40/32 ,  F24S25/20

摘要： Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.

公开(公告)号：US11646387B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16377074

申请日：2019-04-05

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Pei Hsuan Lu ,  Benjamin I. Hsia ,  David Aaron Randolph Barkhouse ,  David C. Okawa ,  David F. Kavulak ,  Lewis C. Abra ,  George G. Correos ,  Richard Hamilton Sewell ,  Ryan Reagan ,  Tamir Lance ,  Thierry Nguyen

IPC分类号： H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/068

CPC分类号： H01L31/0516 ,  H01L31/02245 ,  H01L31/0682 ,  H01L31/182 ,  H02S40/34

摘要： A method of fabricating solar cell, solar laminate and/or solar module string is provided. The method may include: locating a metal foil over a plurality of semiconductor substrates; exposing the metal foil to laser beam over selected portions of the plurality of semiconductor substrates, wherein exposing the metal foil to the laser beam forms a plurality conductive contact structures having of locally deposited metal portion electrically connecting the metal foil to the semiconductor substrates at the selected portions; and selectively removing portions of the metal foil, wherein remaining portions of the metal foil extend between at least two of the plurality of semiconductor substrates.

公开(公告)号：US20210408313A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17356417

申请日：2021-06-23

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Pei Hsuan Lu ,  Tyler D. Newman ,  Paul W. Loscutoff ,  George G. Correos ,  Yafu Lin ,  Andrea R. Bowring ,  David C. Okawa ,  Matthew T. Matsumoto ,  Benjamin I. Hsia ,  Arbaz Ahmed Shakir ,  John H. Lippiatt ,  Simone I. Nazareth ,  Ryan Reagan ,  Todd R. Johnson ,  Ned Western ,  Tamir Lance ,  Marc Robinson

IPC分类号： H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H02S40/34

摘要： Strings of solar cells having laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures, and their methods of manufacture, are described. For example, a solar cell string includes a first solar cell having a front side and a back side, and one or more laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures electrically connecting a first metal foil to the back side of the first solar cell. The solar cell string also includes a second solar cell having a front side and a back side, and one or more laser assisted metallization conductive contact structures electrically connecting a second metal foil to the back side of the second solar cell. The solar cell string also includes a conductive interconnect coupling the first and second solar cells, the conductive interconnect including a strain relief feature.

公开(公告)号：US10581372B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-03

申请号：US16010231

申请日：2018-06-15

申请人： SunPower Corporation

发明人： Brian Wares ,  David C. Okawa ,  Tamir Lance

IPC分类号： H02S30/20 ,  F24S25/67 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S20/23 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H02S40/32 ,  F24S25/20

摘要： Modular photovoltaic (PV) panel, system, and method of mounting. The system including a mounting flashing configured to mounted to a mounting surface and a folding PV panel. The folding PV panel including: a first subpanel including first PV cells, wherein the first subpanel extends along a first lateral plane and comprises a plurality of mounting hooks extending laterally from and affixed to a backside of the first subpanel, the mounting hooks configured to couple to the mounting flashing; a second subpanel including second PV cells, wherein the second subpanel extends along a second lateral plane, wherein the second subpanel comprises a front edge support configured to hold a front edge of the second subpanel away from the mounting surface; and a hinge assembly rotationally coupling the first subpanel and the second subpanel to allow an angle between the first lateral plane and the second lateral plane to change.