Metal foil metallization for backplane-attached solar cells and modules

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9806220
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14539978

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A back contact solar cell is described which includes a semiconductor light absorbing layer; a first-level metal layer (M1), the M1 metal layer on a back side of the light absorbing layer, the back side being opposite from a front side of the light absorbing layer designed to receive incident light; an electrically insulating backplane sheet backside of said solar cell with the M1 layer, the backplane sheet comprising a plurality of via holes that expose portions of the M1 layer beneath the backplane sheet; and an M2 layer in contact with the backplane sheet, the M2 layer made of a sheet of pre-fabricated metal foil material comprising a thickness of between 5-250 μm, the M2 layer electrically connected to the M1 layer through the via holes in the backplane sheet.

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OB REALTY LLC19900 MACARTHUR BLVD 12TH FLOOR IRVINE CA 92647

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Calcaterra, Anthony Milpitas, US 33 647
Kapur, Pawan Burlingame, US 72 1111
Kramer, Karl-Josef San Jose, US 57 964
Moslehi, Mehrdad M Los Altos, US 307 13906
Rana, Virendra V Los Altos, US 49 719
Seutter, Sean M San Jose, US 63 6142
Stalcup, Thom Boulder, US 8 115
Wingert, Michael Los Gatos, US 11 183

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