US 11,996,487 B2
Solar module having a plurality of strings configured from a five strip cell
Kevin R. Gibson, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Filed by MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/175,311.
Application 16/839,403 is a division of application No. 15/611,714, filed on Jun. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,651,321, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 18/175,311 is a continuation of application No. 16/839,403, filed on Apr. 3, 2020, granted, now 11,594,646, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 15/611,714 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/609,307, filed on Jan. 29, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/349,535, filed on Jun. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0231059 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/044 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 31/0201 (2013.01) [H01L 31/044 (2014.12); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a substrate member having a surface region, the surface region comprising a spatial region and a backside region, the substrate member comprising a thickness of photovoltaic material;
a first end strip comprising a first edge region and a first interior region as provided on the spatial region, the first interior region comprising a plurality of fingers and a first bus bar, while the first edge region on the spatial region has no bus bar;
a plurality of strips as provided on the spatial region, each of the strips having the plurality of fingers and a bus bar along an edge furthest away from the first bus bar, the plurality of strips being numbered from 2 to 4 from the first end strip;
a second end strip comprising a second edge region and a fifth interior region, the fifth interior region comprising a fifth bus bar such that the fifth bus bar and a bus bar from one of the plurality of strips numbered 4 forms a gap defining a scribe region including a scribe line, the second edge region on the spatial region comprising no bus bar;
wherein the first end strip, the plurality of strips, and the second end strip are arranged in parallel to each other and occupying the spatial region such that the first end strip, the second end strip, and the plurality of strips consists of a total number of five (5) strips;
wherein the backside region comprises the second end strip, the second end strip comprising the second edge region, the second edge region having a sixth backside bus bar provided on the backside region, wherein the first end strip, the second end strip, and the plurality of strips are of a same width.