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Solar cell and solar cell module
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In this paper, an insulator is connected to the back surface of a photoelectric conversion part, and a first through-hole electrode penetrating the insulator and electrically connected to a first collector electrode, and then a second throughhole electrode connecting to a second collector electrode.Abstract:
Solar cells each include: an insulator connected to a back surface of a photoelectric conversion part; a first through-hole electrode penetrating the insulator, and electrically connected to a first collector electrode; and a second through-hole electrode penetrating the insulator, and electrically connected to a second collector electrode. In addition, a wiring member is disposed on the insulator.read more
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Solar cell module
TL;DR: A solar cell module includes two solar cells, each including an photoelectric conversion body 10a, 10b having first and second main faces and generating photogenerated carriers, and a wiring member 2a for electrically connecting the first electrode of one of the solar cells to the second electrode of the other solar cell as mentioned in this paper.
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Shingled solar cell module
Ratson Morad,Gilad Almogy,Itai Suez,Jean Hummel,Nathan Beckett,Yafu Lin,Dan Maydan,John Gannon +7 more
TL;DR: A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency as mentioned in this paper.
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Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same
TL;DR: In this paper, a solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same is described, which includes a substrate of a first conductive type, an anti-reflection layer that is positioned on the substrate and is formed of a transparent conductive oxide material.
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High efficiency configuration for solar cell string
TL;DR: In this article, series-connected solar cells arranged in an overlapping shingle pattern were used to achieve high efficiency for a string of solar cells, where the front and back surface metallization patterns may provide further increases in efficiency.
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Solar battery, method for manufacturing solar battery, method for manufacturing solar battery module, and solar battery module
TL;DR: In this article, a solar battery including a solar cell, a wiring substrate having a wire to be electrically connected to an electrode provided in the solar cell; and an adhesive agent for adhering the solar cells and the wiring substrate to each other.
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HITTM cells—high-efficiency crystalline Si cells with novel structure
Mikio Taguchi,Kunihiro Kawamoto,Sadaji Tsuge,Toshiaki Baba,Hitoshi Sakata,Masashi Morizane,Kenji Uchihashi,Noboru Nakamura,Seiichi Kiyama,Osamu Oota +9 more
TL;DR: Sanyo et al. as discussed by the authors improved the junction properties of the a-Si/c-Si heterojunction and achieved 20.1% efficiency for a cell size of 101 cm2.
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Solar cell module
TL;DR: A solar cell module includes two solar cells, each including an photoelectric conversion body 10a, 10b having first and second main faces and generating photogenerated carriers, and a wiring member 2a for electrically connecting the first electrode of one of the solar cells to the second electrode of the other solar cell as mentioned in this paper.
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Interconnect technologies for back contact solar cells and modules
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method for interconnecting back contact solar cells by an insulator which is deposited on the solar cell, placed on the cell as a discrete layer, or laminated directly to desired areas of the interconnect.
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Method of preparing solar cell front contacts
TL;DR: In this paper, the top contact pattern, which consists of a set of parallel narrow finger lines and wide collector lines, was prepared on a solar cell by screen printing and drying the set of contact finger lines, and then drying and firing the collector lines in a single final step in order to form an ohmic contact between the fingers and the semiconductor substrate.
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Method for forming solar cell contacts and interconnecting solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, a photovoltaic cell with a tin and silver solder paste comprising between about 96 % tin/4 % silver and 98 % tin /2 % silver is described.