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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7368797 | Photoelectric conversion element and method of manufacturing the same In a back-surface electrode type photoelectric conversion element having electrodes and semiconductor layers for collecting carriers disposed only on a back surface side of a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor thin film that is larger in band gap than the semi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7317237 | Photovoltaic conversion device and method of manufacturing the device There is disclosed a photovoltaic conversion device constructed using a p-type crystalline silicon substrate 404 doped with boron, which comprises a bulk substrate region 404, regions other than the bulk substrate region including an n-type region 4... | 01/08/2008 |
| 6680432 | Apparatus and method for optimizing the efficiency of a bypass diode in multijunction solar cells Apparatus and Method for Optimizing the Efficiency of a Bypass Diode in Solar Cells. In a preferred embodiment, a layer of TiAu is placed in an etch in a solar cell with a contact at a doped layer of GaAs. Electric current is conducted through a diode and... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6653550 | Integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module An integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module includes a multi-layered film including a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer stacked on a main surface of a substrate. The multi-layered film includes a cell re... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6635507 | Monolithic bypass-diode and solar-cell string assembly An apparatus and method are described for making a solar cell with an integrated bypass diode. The method comprises the steps of depositing a second layer having a first type of dopant on a first layer having an opposite type of dopant to the first type o... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6617508 | Solar cell having a front-mounted bypass diode An efficient method of interconnecting a solar cell having at least two front surface contacts with a diode mounted on a front surface of the solar cell includes the act of forming at least a first recess on a front surface of the solar cell. A first sola... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610919 | Solar battery A diode-incorporated solar battery, which is intended to minimize an increase in production cost and a decrease in reliability that are involved in incorporating diodes into the solar battery, and to reduce the area of the surface electrodes of the solar ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6600100 | Solar cell having an integral monolithically grown bypass diode The present invention is directed to systems and methods for protecting a solar cell. The solar cell includes first solar cell portion. The first solar cell portion includes at least one junction and at least one solar cell contact on a backside of the fi... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6563289 | Solar cell arrangements In a solar cell arrangement, a generally rectangular solar cell has mutually orthogonal sides in plan view and a third oblique side to them which adjoins them. A protection diode is located in the region bounded by the third side and projections of the fi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6472254 | Integrated photovoltaic switch with integrated power device including etching backside of substrate N+ or P+ diffusions are formed in a lightly doped P type or N type starting wafer. Individual planar and spaced cells or tubs are then formed by etching an array of intersecting trenches between the P+ (or N+) diffusions. The trenches extend through the t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6359210 | Solar cell having an integral monolithically grown bypass diode The present invention is directed to systems and methods for protecting a solar cell. The solar cell includes first solar cell portion. The first solar cell portion includes at least one junction and at least one solar cell contact on a backside of the fi... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6353176 | Manufacturing method for solar cell arrangements In a manufacturing method of a solar cell arrangement, a p-n junction is formed in semiconductor material which is then separated to give a main body and an off-cut. The off-cut is connected in reverse parallel across the main body so as to act as a prote... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6326540 | Solar cell having a front-mounted bypass diode An efficient method of interconnecting a solar cell having at least two front surface contacts with a diode mounted on a front surface of the solar cell includes the act of forming at least a first recess on a front surface of the solar cell. A first sola... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6316716 | Solar cell and method for producing such a cell A solar cell includes a substrate carrier for current generating photoactive layers that include at least one front layer and one layer toward the substrate of different polarities, a front contact, at least one back contact and an integral protective dio... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6278054 | Solar cell having an integral monolithically grown bypass diode The present invention is directed to systems and methods for protecting a solar cell. The solar cell includes first solar cell portion. The first solar cell portion includes at least one junction and at least one solar cell contact on a backside of the fi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6239354 | Electrical isolation of component cells in monolithically interconnected modules A monolithically interconnected photovoltaic module having cells which are electrically connected which comprises a substrate, a plurality of cells formed over the substrate, each cell including a primary absorber layer having a light receiving surface an... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6184458 | Photovoltaic element and production method therefor A photovoltaic element with a low shadow, a high energy conversion efficiency, a high freedom in dimension and a high reliability with prolonged use is provided. The photovoltaic element comprises a photovoltaic layer having a first semiconductor junction... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6130465 | Micro-solar assembly A method and apparatus for providing an automated process for fabricating a micro-solar assembly (66) consist of using printed circuit board manufacturing and etching techniques to provide first (8) and opposing (10) charge pathways. Printed circuit board... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6103970 | Solar cell having a front-mounted bypass diode An efficient method of interconnecting a solar cell having at least two front surface contacts with a diode mounted on a front surface of the solar cell includes the act of forming at least a first recess on a front surface of the solar cell. A first sola... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6034322 | Solar cell assembly A solar cell assembly with current limiting protection comprises a rectangular planar solar cell having four corner locations including first and second opposed surfaces and a beveled edge at one of the corner locations. Parallel spaced longitudinally ext... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6013870 | Thin-film solar module This solar module in integrated thin-film technology consists of a number of solar cells 11, 12, 13, 14 tandem mounted and series-connected on common substrate 1 and a number of diodes 21, 22, 23, 24 disposed parallel and adjacent thereto. Overlap zones 1... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5998729 | Solar cell module having improved flexibility A solar cell module comprising a cell block sealed by a sealing resin, said cell block comprising a plurality of solar cells electrically connected with each other by an electrically conductive connection material, characterized in that a sliding material... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5990415 | Multilayer solar cells with bypass diode protection A multilayer solar cell with bypass diodes includes a stack of alternating p and n type semiconductor layers 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 arranged to form a plurality of rectifying photovoltaic junctions 15, 16, 17, 18. Contact is made to underlying layers by way o... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5973257 | Reflector layer for the well surface of a photovoltaic generator A photovoltaic generator device for producing an output sufficient to turn on a MOS-gated device consists of a plurality of planar photogenerator cells connected in series. Each of the photovoltaic generator cells is contained on its own respective insula... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5616185 | Solar cell with integrated bypass diode and method An integrated solar cell-bypass diode assembly is provided by forming at least one recess in the back (non-illuminated) side of the solar cell and placing at least one discrete low-profile bypass diode in respective recesses so that each bypass diode is a... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5609694 | Solar cell and a method of manufacturing thereof A solar cell includes a first n+ type layer formed on the upper surface of a p type silicon substrate, a p type layer formed on the back surface of the substrate and having a dopant impurity concentration higher than that of the substrate, and... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5580395 | Solar cell with integrated bypass function A solar cell with integrated bypass function includes: a first conductivity type substrate 1 selected from P-type and N-type substrates; a region 2 of a second conductivity type which is opposite to the first conductivity type, the region 2 being formed o... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5330583 | Solar battery module A solar battery module according to the present invention includes interconnectors for series-connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, and one or more bypass diodes which allow output currents of the cells to be bypassed with respect to one or more ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5223044 | Solar cell having a by-pass diode A solar cell having a by-pass diode includes a second conductivity type layer and a second conductivity type well formed on the front surface of a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate, and a first conductivity type layer formed in a second cond... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5215599 | Advanced solar cell An advanced solar cell having an improved efficiency over known conventional solar cells uses an external electric field to enhance the conversion of solar energy into electrical energy. The advanced solar cell has a layered extrinsic semiconductor with a... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5155565 | Method for manufacturing an amorphous silicon thin film solar cell and Schottky diode on a common substrate A thin film p-i-n solar cell and Schottky barrier diode are fabricated adjacent one another on a common flexible polyimide substrate. A titanium nitride diffusion barrier prevents contaminants of an aluminum contact layer on the substrate from reacting wi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5144395 | Optically driven semiconductor device An optically driven semiconductor device is disclosed which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of vertical field effect transistors formed on the substrate, and a plurality of optoelectric transducers formed on an insulating film above the r... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5138403 | High temperature Schottky barrier bypass diodes A high temperature Schottky barrier diode utilizing a refractory metal with a p-type gallium arsenide wafer can be used as a by-pass diode for solar cell arrays. The diode structure can be integrally formed with a solar cell having a high temperative meta... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5082793 | Method for making solid state device utilizing ion implantation techniques A method of making a dielectric isolation integrated circuit structure in which dielectric material grooves formed by ion implantation extend down into the structure and intersect a PN junction or other active region at intersection lines such that each i... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5009720 | Solar cell A solar cell for connection in series with a plurality of like cells to provide a solar generator which can produce a desired output voltage. The cell includes a photovoltaic section of compound semiconductor layers stacked on a semiconductor substrate to... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4997491 | Solar cell and a production method therefor A solar cell includes a first conductivity type semiconductor substrate having two opposed surfaces, a second conductivity type first semiconductor layer disposed in the substrate at the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second conductivity ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4946800 | Method for making solid-state device utilizing isolation grooves The method for making an improved, surface-passivated and electrically isolated silicon device (including integrated circuit) comprises providing in a silicon wafer with a pn junction or other electronic rectifying barrier; and thermally oxidizing or ion-... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4935067 | Solar cell and fabrication method thereof In the fabrication processes of a solar cell, a first p-n junction having a function required for supplying electric power to the exterior of the solar cell is formed in the vicinity of the light receiving surface, while a second p-n junction is provided ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4933022 | Solar cell having interdigitated contacts and internal bypass diodes A solar cell structure having dual metal layer contacts or interdigitated metal contact fingers on one surface is provided with internal bypass diodes in each cell. Each bypass diode comprises doped regions in contact with the metal spaced from the doped ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4916513 | Dielectrically isolated integrated circuit structure An integrated circuit structure is made up of laterally spaced islands separated from each other by closed annular grooves of an electrically isolating matter which can be either ambient air or vacuum, or an oxide formed from the adjacent semiconductor ma... | 04/10/1990 |
