Solar cell with structured gridline endpoints vertices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8704086
APP PUB NO 20100319761A1
SERIAL NO

12873709

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An H-pattern solar cell structure includes at least one busbar disposed in a first direction on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, and parallel gridlines formed on the semiconductor substrate such that each gridline extends over and contacts each busbar, wherein each gridline includes a central gridline portion and at least one endpoint structure disposed on at least one end thereof, the endpoint structure having a nominal width that is at least 1.5 times the width of the central gridline portion. The gridlines are co-extruded with a sacrificial material such that a base portion of each gridline forms a flattened structure with sacrificial material formed thereon. The endpoint structures are formed such that Each central gridline portion forms a raised vertex portion extending upward from the upper surface of each busbar.

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  • SOLARWORLD INDUSTRIES GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fork, David K Mountain View, US 160 3849
Solberg, Scott E Mountain View, US 44 386

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