US 12,080,817 B2
Photovoltaic cell and laminate metallization
Gabriel Harley, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed by MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD., Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/221,600.
Application 18/221,600 is a division of application No. 17/230,371, filed on Apr. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,742,444.
Application 17/230,371 is a continuation of application No. 15/593,644, filed on May 12, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/593,644 is a continuation of application No. 13/931,747, filed on Jun. 28, 2013, granted, now 9,666,739, issued on May 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0361231 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/0203 (2014.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01)
CPC H01L 31/048 (2013.01) [H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/0203 (2013.01); H01L 31/022433 (2013.01); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01); H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A photovoltaic system comprising:
a metal foil including a plurality of first patterned fingers and a first interconnect that are each laser-patterned portions of a same metal foil; and
a first solar cell,
wherein the first patterned fingers are laser bonded to the first solar cell at a plurality of metal bond points along each of the first patterned fingers and have a first laser-patterned perimeter, the first patterned fingers extend off the first solar cell in a first direction and the first patterned fingers are continuous with the first interconnect, and the first interconnect is separated from the first solar cell in the first direction by a gap.