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Integrated type solar battery
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1992-03-02
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Granted: 1993-11-09
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Expires: 2012-03-02
Abstract
Abstract An integrated type solar battery comprises a plurality of solar batteries serially connected. An upper electrode of one of a pair of adjacent solar batteries and a lower electrode of the other solar battery are connected via a lead wire. A groove of the boundary of the adjacent solar batteries is filled with an insulative material to a thickness sufficient to cover edge portions of the adjacent solar batteries. A conductive material is arranged so as to connect an upper portion of the insulative material and the upper electrode of one of the adjacent solar batteries. The lead wire is arranged over the insulative material along the groove portion of the boundary of the adjacent solar batteries so as to be connected to the conductive material. The lead wire is connected to the lower electrode of the other solar battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Jinsho Matsuyama
- 👤 Tsutomu Murakami
- 👤 Koichi Matsuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 04:59
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F10/00; H10F10/10; H10F10/16; H10F10/167; H10F19/00; H10F19/30; H10F19/31; H10F19/35; H10F19/90; H10F19/902; H10F19/904; H10F77/00; H10F77/10; H10F77/16; H10F77/169; H10F77/1692; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/541
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A device comprising a plurality of serially connected solar cells, each cell comprising a laminate of a first electrode layer, a photovoltaic semiconductor layer provided on said first electrode, and a second electrode layers provided on said photovoltaic semiconductor layer, said device further comprising: an insulative member provided at the boundary between each adjacent pair of said solar cells, so as to cover each of the layers of said laminates at both opposed edges of each said adjacent pair of solar cells; a first conductive member electrically connected to said second electrode of one of each said adjacent pair of solar cells; and a second conductive member positioned on said insulative member and electrically connected to said first conductive member and to said first electrode of the other of each said adjacent pair of solar cells.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A device comprising a plurality of serially connected solar cells, each cell comprising a laminate of a first electrode layer, a photovoltaic semiconductor layer provided on said first electrode, and a second electrode layers provided on said photovoltaic semiconductor layer, said device further comprising: an insulative member provided at the boundary between each adjacent pair of said solar cells, so as to cover each of the layers of said laminates at both opposed edges of each said adjacent pair of solar cells; a first conductive member electrically connected to said second electrode of one of each said adjacent pair of solar cells; and a second conductive member positioned on said insulative member and electrically connected to said first conductive member and to said first electrode of the other of each said adjacent pair of solar cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said solar cells are positioned on a common substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said common substrate is an insulative one or is one formed by coating an insulative layer onto a conductive substrate.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
19 words
A device according to claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein said first conductive member is a current collection electrode.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
20 words
A device according to claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said photovoltaic semiconductor layer is made of an amorphous semiconductor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 4 wherein said photovoltaic semiconductor layer is made of an amorphous semiconductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein sections of insulative member or size 2 μm-1 mm extend over the opposed edges of said second electrodes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said insulative material is made of SiO 2 , Si 3 N 4 , Al 2 O3, epoxy resin, polyamide, polyester, or silicone resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said second conductive member is a lead wire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first conductive member is made from a conductive paste.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said second electrode is a transparent electrode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first electrode of the other of the adjacent pair of solar cells is electrically connected to said second conductive member at a non-opposed edge thereof of said one of said adjacent pair of solar cells.
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