公开(公告)号：US20090235979A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-24

申请号：US12052476

申请日：2008-03-20

申请人： Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Steven Douglas Flanders ,  William James McColl

发明人： Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Steven Douglas Flanders ,  William James McColl

IPC分类号： H01L31/05 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H01L31/188 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： An interconnect assembly. The interconnect assembly includes a trace that includes a plurality of electrically conductive portions. The plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured both to collect current from a first solar cell and to interconnect electrically to a second solar cell. In addition, the plurality of electrically conductive portions is configured such that solar-cell efficiency is substantially undiminished in an event that any one of the plurality of electrically conductive portions is conductively impaired.

摘要翻译： 互连组件。 互连组件包括包括多个导电部分的迹线。 多个导电部分被配置成从第一太阳能电池收集电流并且电连接到第二太阳能电池。 此外，多个导电部分被配置为使得在多个导电部分中的任一个导电损坏的情况下，太阳能电池效率基本上不减弱。

公开(公告)号：US20090229666A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-17

申请号：US12049159

申请日：2008-03-14

申请人： Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  William James McColl

发明人： Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  William James McColl

IPC分类号： H01L31/032 ,  H01L31/04 ,  B05D5/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  H01L31/0322

摘要： A method for smoothing the surface of a metallic substrate. The method includes providing a metallic substrate and smoothing a surface of the metallic substrate by irradiating the surface with a high-intensity energy source, such that the surface is smoothed to remove defects from the surface by creating an altered surface layer. The altered surface layer is configured to receive at least one layer in a fabrication process of an electronic device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于平滑金属基底表面的方法。 该方法包括提供金属基底并通过用高强度能量源照射表面来平滑金属基底的表面，使得通过产生改变的表面层来平滑表面以从表面去除缺陷。 改变的表面层被配置为在电子设备的制造过程中接收至少一个层。

公开(公告)号：US20090283137A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12121602

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Steven Thomas Croft ,  William James McColl ,  Shawn Everson ,  Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Kent Whitfield ,  Todd Krajewski ,  Darin Britwhistle

发明人： Steven Thomas Croft ,  William James McColl ,  Shawn Everson ,  Jason Stephan Corneille ,  Kent Whitfield ,  Todd Krajewski ,  Darin Britwhistle

IPC分类号： H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H01L31/0201 ,  H01L31/02013 ,  H01L31/042 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H02S40/34 ,  H02S40/36 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A solar-cell module. The solar-cell module includes a plurality of solar cells that are electrically coupled together. The solar-cell module further includes an in-laminate-diode assembly electrically coupled with the plurality of solar cells. The in-laminate-diode assembly is configured to prevent power loss. The solar-cell module also includes a protective structure at least partially encapsulating the plurality of solar cells. In addition, the solar-cell module includes a plurality of external-connection mechanisms mounted to a respective plurality of edge regions of the protective structure. An external-connection mechanism of the plurality of external-connection mechanisms is configured to enable collection of current from the plurality of solar cells and to allow interconnection with at least one other external device.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池组件。 太阳能电池模块包括电耦合在一起的多个太阳能电池。 太阳能电池模块还包括与多个太阳能电池电耦合的层叠二极管组件。 层叠二极管组件被配置为防止功率损耗。 太阳能电池模块还包括至少部分地封装多个太阳能电池的保护结构。 此外，太阳能电池模块包括安装到保护结构的相应多个边缘区域的多个外部连接机构。 多个外部连接机构的外部连接机构被配置为能够从多个太阳能电池收集电流并且允许与至少一个其它外部设备的互连。