Patent ID: 7671270
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar cell receiver comprising: a board having a first side and an opposing second side; a solar cell mounted on the board, the solar cell comprising one or more III-V compound semiconductor layers, a first contact coupled to a p-polarity side of the cell and a second contact coupled to an n-polarity side of the cell; a diode mounted on one of the sides of the board, the diode comprising a body, an anode contact and a cathode contact, wherein the diode body comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion being disposed closer to the board than the top portion; a coating disposed over the top portion of the diode body and extending to the side of the board to which the diode is mounted, the coating substantially encapsulating the diode body, anode contact and cathode contact; an undercoating occupying substantially all of the space between the bottom portion of the diode body and the side of the board to which the diode is mounted; a first conductive trace disposed on the first side of the board coupling the anode contact of the diode to the first contact; a second conductive trace coupling the cathode contact of the diode to the second contact, the second conductive trace disposed on the opposing second side of the board from the first conductive trace; a connector, mounted to the board, comprising first and second sockets electrically insulated from one another; a third conductive trace coupling the anode contact to the first socket; and a fourth conductive trace coupling the cathode contact to the second socket.