Patent ID: 11869998
Assignee: MAXEON SOLAR PTE. LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A photovoltaic (PV) laminate comprising:
a first string of PV cells, the first string of PV cells having a plurality of multiple PV cell sections, each PV cell section being electrically connected in series with at least one other PV cell section of the first string of PV cells, the PV cell sections comprising two one-dimensional arrays, each of the PV cells of the first string having a light receiving surface; and
a second string of PV cells, the second string of PV cells having a plurality of multiple PV cell sections, each PV cell section being electrically connected in series with at least one other PV cell section of the second string of PV cells, the PV cell sections comprising two one dimensional array layout, each of the PV cells of the second string having a light receiving surface;
wherein at least one but no more than half of the PV cells of the first string are paired to a PV cell of the second string with a cross-tie electrical connection, the cross-tie connection forming a parallel electrical connection between the paired PV cells, and
wherein a separation distance between a PV cell of the first string adjacent to a PV cell of the second string is no more than one and one-half millimeters.