公开(公告)号：US20240355941A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18757722

申请日：2024-06-28

Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yunyun Hu ,  Wei Liu ,  Daming Chen

IPC: H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0236 ,  H01L31/0368 ,  H01L31/0376

CPC classification number: H01L31/02168 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/022441 ,  H01L31/02366 ,  H01L31/03685 ,  H01L31/03762

Abstract: A solar cell, a preparation method thereof, and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, a first substrate doped layer, a second substrate doped layer, a first passivation layer, and a first doped semiconductor layer. The semiconductor substrate includes a first surface, and the first surface includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region along a first direction. The first substrate doped layer is located in the first region. The second substrate doped layer is located in the second region, and the first substrate doped layer is connected to the second substrate doped layer. The first passivation layer is located on a side of the second substrate doped layer away from the semiconductor substrate. The first doped semiconductor layer is located on a side of the first passivation layer away from the semiconductor substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20240304738A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18575183

申请日：2022-10-27

Applicant: TONGWEI SOLAR (HEFEI) CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhixun ZHANG ,  Huaming ZHOU ,  Gang SHI

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/043 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/043 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/1864

Abstract: A heterojunction cell includes: a cell sheet, the cell sheet being provided with a front face and a back face, which are arranged opposite each other; screen-printed grid lines, the screen-printed grid lines being made of silver paste and being arranged on the front face and the back face of the cell sheet; and a metal mesh, the metal mesh being connected to the screen-printed gate lines and being fixedly arranged on the cell sheet.

公开(公告)号：US12051757B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17618916

申请日：2020-06-15

Applicant: 3SUN S.r.l.

Inventor： Marina Foti ,  Marcello Sciuto ,  Alfredo Di Matteo

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/02245 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/186

Abstract: The present invention concerns a bifacial solar cell (1) comprising a front side (10) and a back side (20), said front and back sides (10, 20) having a respective outer layer (34) made of transparent conductive oxide, on which is placed a respective metallization grid (11, 21), each metallization grid (11, 21) comprising first collectors (111, 211) running parallel to each other in a horizontal direction (x) of said solar cell (1) and second collectors (112, 212) crossing said first collectors (111, 211), each second collector (112, 212) comprising two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b) and at least one horizontal element (112c, 212c) every one or two first collectors (111) or 3 or 6 first collectors (211) connecting said two vertical elements (112a, 112b, 212a, 212b), said solar cell module being characterized in that said metallization grids (11, 21) furtherly comprise at least one respective front or back area (113, 213), said front or back area (113, 213) comprising said at least one horizontal element (112c, 212c) and a portion of the underlying outer layer (34) made of transparent conductive oxide, so that a cell connector can be attached to said solar cell (1) by means of an electrically conductive adhesive deposited on said front or back area (113, 213) without needing a physical barrier for said electrically conductive adhesive. The present invention also concerns a solar cell module and a method of manufacturing thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20240234598A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18494735

申请日：2023-10-25

Applicant: ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD. ,  JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Wusong TAO ,  Jun FENG ,  Heng LUO

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/0216 ,  H01L31/048

CPC classification number: H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/02167 ,  H01L31/0488

Abstract: A solar cell screen plate, a solar cell, and a photovoltaic module are provided. The solar cell screen plate includes a plurality of parallel finger electrodes arranged on a surface of the substrate, where each respective finger electrode of the plurality of finger electrodes includes a plurality of first grid lines separated by a plurality of gaps such that each pair of adjacent first grid lines in the respective finger electrode are separated by a corresponding gap of the plurality of gaps; and a plurality of enhancement grid lines, where each respective enhancement grid line is located at a gap between two adjacent first grid lines in a finger electrode and has two opposing ends respectively in electrical contact with the two adjacent first grid lines. The respective enhancement grid line includes printing paste different from printing paste of the respective finger electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20240234594A9

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18278256

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED

Inventor： Brett Jason HALLAM ,  Catherine Emily CHAN ,  Daniel CHEN ,  Yuchao ZHANG ,  Brendan WRIGHT

IPC: H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/1804

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor material having a dielectric layer over a light-receiving surface of the semiconductor material, a plurality of printed fire-through contacts passing substantially through the dielectric layer, each contact extending longitudinally in a first dimension, and a conductive finger extending longitudinally in a second dimension substantially perpendicular to the first dimension and electrically connecting the plurality of contacts to first and second busbars at opposite ends of the conductive finger. The conductive finger has at least one first portion overlaying and electrically connecting to the plurality of contacts, wherein each of the plurality of contacts extends beyond the first portion of the conductive finger at one or both sides of the first portion of the conductive finger in the first dimension, and wherein the first portion of the conductive finger overlays the dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US20240194803A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18189158

申请日：2023-03-23

Applicant: ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD. ,  JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.

Inventor： Zhao WANG ,  Jie YANG ,  Peiting ZHENG ,  Jinjin CHEN ,  Lingxin FANG

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/05

CPC classification number: H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/0504

Abstract: Disclosed are a solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes a substrate, having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface includes a metal pattern region and a non-metal pattern region. The first surface is uneven and has a first maximum height with respect to the second surface in the non-metal pattern region and a second maximum height with respect to the second surface in the metal pattern region, and the first maximum height is lower than the second maximum height. The solar cell includes at least one passivation contact structure, covering the first surface and including a tunneling layer and a doped conductive layer stacked in a direction away from the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20240136449A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US18278256

申请日：2022-02-22

Applicant: NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED

Inventor： Brett Jason HALLAM ,  Catherine Emily CHAN ,  Daniel CHEN ,  Yuchao ZHANG ,  Brendan WRIGHT

IPC: H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/18

CPC classification number: H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/1804

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor material having a dielectric layer over a light-receiving surface of the semiconductor material, a plurality of printed fire-through contacts passing substantially through the dielectric layer, each contact extending longitudinally in a first dimension, and a conductive finger extending longitudinally in a second dimension substantially perpendicular to the first dimension and electrically connecting the plurality of contacts to first and second busbars at opposite ends of the conductive finger. The conductive finger has at least one first portion overlaying and electrically connecting to the plurality of contacts, wherein each of the plurality of contacts extends beyond the first portion of the conductive finger at one or both sides of the first portion of the conductive finger in the first dimension, and wherein the first portion of the conductive finger overlays the dielectric.

公开(公告)号：US11942562B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17640228

申请日：2020-09-03

Applicant: SILBAT ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS, S.L.

Inventor： Antonio Ignacio Luque Lopez

IPC: H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/18 ,  H02S10/20 ,  H02S10/30

CPC classification number: H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/1804 ,  H02S10/30

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of photovoltaic cells and relates to a thermo-photovoltaic cell able of converting into electric power the practical totality of the radiant power emitted from an incandescent source and absorbed by the thermo-photovoltaic cell and returning to the incandescent source a large amount of the non absorbed radiation by means of a mirror. The invention also relates to a module comprising such a thermo-photovoltaic cell and a method of manufacturing such a thermo-photovoltaic cell.

公开(公告)号：US20240097059A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18255039

申请日：2022-01-29

Applicant: TONGWEI SOLAR (HEFEI) CO., LTD.

Inventor： Bingwei YIN ,  Huaming ZHOU ,  Yan LI ,  Gang SHI

IPC: H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/05

CPC classification number: H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/05

Abstract: Disclosed are a shingled cell, a cell unit, and a shingled photovoltaic assembly. The cell unit includes a cell. The front side of the cell includes a plurality of parallel front-side fine grid lines. The back side of the cell includes a plurality of parallel back-side fine grid lines and a front-side connection line. The front-side connection line is a continuous or non-continuous line segment. The front-side connection line is arranged on at least one side of the cell. The front-side connection line is connected to the ends of all the front-side fine grid lines on the same side. The front-side connection line is such configured that when two cell units are overlapped along the extension direction of the front-side fine grid lines, the front-side connection line of the lower cell unit contacts each of the back-side fine grid lines of the upper cell unit.

公开(公告)号：US11901464B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US16127856

申请日：2018-09-11

Applicant: Shangrao Jinko solar Technology Development Co., LTD

Inventor： Hyunho Lee ,  Donghae Oh ,  Jaewon Chang ,  Jinsung Kim

IPC: H01L31/02 ,  H01L31/0224 ,  H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/0352

CPC classification number: H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022433 ,  H01L31/035281 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  H01L31/0508

Abstract: A solar cell panel that includes: a plurality of solar cells that include a first solar cell and a second solar cell, the plurality of solar cells having respective lengths in a first direction and respective widths in a second direction; and one or more connecting members that electrically connect two adjacent solar cells of the plurality of solar cells, wherein the first solar cell includes a first inclined portion at a first side of the first solar cell, wherein the second solar cell includes a second inclined portion at a first side of the second solar cell, and wherein a first width of the first solar cell in the second direction is different from a second width of the second solar cell in the second direction is disclosed.