US 11,695,086 B2
Shingled solar cells overlapping along non-linear edges
Nathaniel Alexis Caswell, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Maritza Ruiz, Campbell, CA (US); Tamir Lance, Los Gatos, CA (US); Nathan Beckett, Oakland, CA (US); and David DeGraaff, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,473.
Application 17/708,473 is a continuation of application No. 16/909,528, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,316,057.
Application 16/909,528 is a continuation of application No. 15/395,727, filed on Dec. 30, 2016, granted, now 10,741,703, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/368,916, filed on Jul. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0293803 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 31/022433 (2013.01) [H01L 31/035281 (2013.01); H01L 31/0488 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/1876 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar device comprising:
a plurality of solar cell strips each including at least one non-linear edge formed by a scribe line, the non-linear edge including protruding portions,
the solar cell strips being assembled in a shingled manner so that adjacent non-linear edges of adjacent solar cell strips overlap along a plurality of overlapping regions having an overlapping width larger at peaks of the protruding portions than at points between the peaks of the protruding portions,
wherein each of the solar cell strips comprises a row of contact pads disposed laterally along the non-linear edge, and
wherein each row of contact pads further comprises a conductive busbar electrically connecting the contact pads in each row.