CELL-TO-CELL INTERCONNECT

A metallic article for a photovoltaic cell is disclosed. The metallic article includes a first region having a plurality of electroformed elements that are configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a light-incident surface of the photovoltaic cell. A cell-to-cell interconnect is integral with...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHILD, Kent Riley, MURALI, Venkatesan, CHARI, Arvind, RUDIN, Arthur, BRAILOVE, Adam
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS THEREFOR BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CHEMISTRY ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY ELECTROFORMING ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES METALLURGY PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTIONOF COATINGS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:	A metallic article for a photovoltaic cell is disclosed. The metallic article includes a first region having a plurality of electroformed elements that are configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a light-incident surface of the photovoltaic cell. A cell-to-cell interconnect is integral with the first region. The cell-to-cell interconnect is configured to extend beyond the light-incident surface and to directly couple the metallic article to a neighboring photovoltaic cell. The cell-to-cell interconnect includes a plurality of electroformed, curved appendages. Each appendage has a first end coupled to an edge of the first region and a second end opposite the first end and away from the edge. The appendages are spaced apart from each other. The metallic article is a unitary, free-standing piece.