Photovoltaic devices with electroplated metal grids

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9502590
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15132967

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One embodiment of the present invention provides a solar cell. The solar cell includes a photovoltaic structure and a front-side metal grid situated above the photovoltaic structure. The front-side metal grid also includes one or more electroplated metal layers. The front-side metal grid includes one or more finger lines, and each end of a respective finger line is coupled to a corresponding end of an adjacent finger line via an additional metal line, thus ensuring that the respective finger line has no open end.

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  • SOLARCITY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beitel, Christopher J Los Altos, US 3 33
Fu, Jianming Palo Alto, US 135 4704
Heng, Jiunn Benjamin Los Altos Hills, US 58 1044
Xu, Zheng Pleasanton, US 326 5015

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