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Abstract
【解決手段】高性能単結晶シリコンセルおよびそのアレイは、迅速なプロセスフローを用いて製造される。このプロセスで形成されたトンネル接合は、より高い効率およびより低い電力温度係数などの性能上の利点をもたらす。このプロセスは、追加のプロセスステップを必要とせずに、通常のセルよりも小さいインターコネクトされた高性能セルの大きなアレイを生成し、これらのクーポンの最終製品への統合を単純化する。セルは異なる形状、サイズ、および向きを有することができ、それによってアレイを任意の所望の方向に柔軟にすることができる。
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本出願は、2016年12月9日に出願された「高性能太陽電池、アレイ、およびその製造方法」と題された米国仮特許出願第62/432,289号の出願の優先権およびその利益を主張するものであり、その明細書および特許請求の範囲は参照により本明細書に組み込まれる。
本発明は、高性能太陽電池構造、そのようなセルから作られたアレイ、およびそのようなデバイスおよびシステムを生成するための高スループットで低コストの製造方法に関する。
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- 電気的に直列に接続された複数の第1の光電池セルの第1のストリングと、
電気的に直列に接続された複数の第2の光電池セルの第2のストリングであって、前記第1のストリングと電気的に並列に接続された、第2のストリングとを含み、
前記複数の第1のセルの各々は第1の形状を有し、前記複数の第2のセルの各々は第2の形状を有する、インターコネクトされた光電池セルのアレイ。 - 前記複数の第1のセルの各々は、ほぼ第1の表面積を有し、前記複数の第2のセルの各々は、ほぼ第2の表面積を有する、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 前記第1の表面積は、前記第2の表面積とは異なる、請求項2に記載のアレイ。
- 2つより多い方向に可撓である、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 前記第1のストリングによって発生された電圧は、前記第2のストリングによって発生された電圧とほぼ同じである、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々の表面積は、約100μm2~約3000mm2である、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々の表面積は、約0.1mm2~約100mm2である、請求項6に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々によって生成される電流は、約1.1A未満である、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々によって生成される電流は、約50mA未満である、請求項8に記載のアレイ。
- 各々の前記セルは、集電金属を通る電力損失を各々の前記セルから利用可能な全電力の約10%未満に制限するのに必要な集電金属の量のみをほぼ含む、請求項1に記載のアレイ。
- 電気的に直列に接続された複数の第1の光電池セルの第1のストリングと、
電気的に直列に接続された複数の第2の光電池セルの第2のストリングであって、前記第1のストリングと電気的に並列に接続された、第2のストリングとを含み、
前記複数の第1のセルのうちの少なくとも1つは、前記複数の第1のセルのうちの別のものとは異なる形状を有し、前記複数の第2のセルのうちの少なくとも1つは、前記複数の第2のセルのうちの別のものとは異なる形状を有する、インターコネクトされた光電池セルのアレイ。 - 前記複数の第1のセルの各々は、ほぼ第1の表面積を有し、前記複数の第2のセルの各々は、ほぼ第2の表面積を有する、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- 前記第1の表面積は、前記第2の表面積とは異なる、請求項12に記載のアレイ。
- 2つより多い方向に可撓である、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- 前記第1のストリングによって発生された電圧は、前記第2のストリングによって発生された電圧とほぼ同じである、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々の表面積は、約100μm2~約3000mm2である、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々の表面積は、約0.1mm2~約100mm2である、請求項16に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々によって生成される電流は、約1.1A未満である、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- 前記複数のセルの各々によって生成される電流は、約50mA未満である、請求項18に記載のアレイ。
- 各々の前記セルは、集電金属を通る電力損失を各々の前記セルから利用可能な全電力の約10%未満に制限するのに必要な集電金属の量のみをほぼ含む、請求項11に記載のアレイ。
- インターコネクトされた光電池セルのアレイを製造する方法であって、
光電池力ウェハを部分的に加工するステップと、
前記ウェハを伸縮性キャリアに接着するステップと、
レーザを使用して前記ウェハから個々の光電池セルを個別化するステップであって、前記個々のセルが複数の形状および/または向きを有するステップと、
前記個々のセルの互いに対する相対的な向きを維持しながら前記個々のセルを分離するステップと、
前記個々のセルを電気的にインターコネクトするステップと、
前記アレイを前記キャリアから取り外すステップと、を含み、
前記アレイの個々のセルは、前記相対的な向きのままである、
方法。 - レーザを使用する前記ステップは、前記セルをメタライゼーションする前に実行される、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 前記レーザは、垂直共振器面発光レーザ(VCSEL)または垂直外部共振器面発光レーザ(VECSEL)を含む、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 前記分離するステップが、前記基板を延伸するステップを含む、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 前記分離ステップの後のセル間の距離は、約5μm~250μmである、請求項21に記載の方法。
- 前記取り外すステップの前に、可撓性絶縁層および/または可撓性絶縁・導電性複合層を前記ウェハに追加するステップをさらに含む、請求項21に記載の方法。
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