Patent SG-11201811157X-A (SG)
Title: Cell-to-cell interconnect
Inventor: MURALI VENKATESAN
IPC: H01L31/0224
Filed: 2017-06-12
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111011111111101 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\" WO 2017/222852 Al 28 December 2017 (28.12.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: MURALI, Venkatesan; 5891 Rue Ferrari, San H01L 31/05 (2006.01) HO1L 31/18 (2006.01) Jose, California 95120 (US) CHILD, Kent Riley; 5891 H01L 31/0224 (2006.01) Rue Ferrari, San Jose, California 95138 (US). RUDIN, Arthur; 5891 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, California 95138 (US). (21) International Application Number: BRAILOVE, Adam; 5891 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, Califor- PCT/US2017/036963 nia 95138 (US). CHARI, Arvind; 5891 Rue Ferrari, San (22) International Filing Date: Jose, California 95138 (US). 12 June 2017 (12.06.2017) (74) Agent: MUELLER, Heather et al.; The Mueller Law Of- (25) Filing Language: English fice, P.C., 12707 High Bluff Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, (26) Publication Language: English California 92130 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 15/192,576 24 June 2016 (24.06.2016) US AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (71) Applicant: MERLIN SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, [US/US]; 5891 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, California 95138 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (US). HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (54) Title: CELL-TO-CELL INTERCONNECT = = 400 = 474 476 440 4/0 /474 — = 460{ — 111 ,-- 0> > 0 ----, < = = = = = = 456 = = = r f , ( I — ,-, FIG. 4L f'1 (57) : A metallic article for a photovoltaic cell is disclosed. kr) of of electroformed elements that are configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a light-incident surface of the photovoltaic cell. A N cell-to-cell interconnect is integral with the first region. The cell-to N 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 IN first end and away from the edge. The appendages are spaced apart 1-1 0 ei The metallic article includes a first region having a plurality -cell interconnect is configured to extend beyond the light-incident coupled to an edge of the first region and a second end opposite the from each other. The metallic article is a unitary, free-standing piece. O [Continued on next page] WO 2017/222852 Al IMEDIMOM0101011MMEMOOMOHOHHEIHIMEHMIE OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))