IP Library Granted Patent US 9,698,291
Granted Patent B2
US 9,698,291 · App. 13/164,349 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Solar cell panel and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,698,291
App. No.
13/164,349
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell panel and a method for manufacturing the same are discussed. The solar cell panel includes a plurality of solar cells each including a substrate and a plurality of electrode parts positioned on a surface of the substrate, an interconnector electrically connecting the electrode parts of adjacent ones of the plurality of solar cells to one another, and conductive adhesive films including a resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin. The conductive adhesive films is pressed between the electrode parts and the interconnector to electrically connect the electrode parts to the interconnector. A plurality of uneven portions are positioned on at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the interconnector.

Claims (20)

1. A solar cell panel comprising:

a plurality of solar cells, each solar cell including a semiconductor substrate, a front electrode part including a plurality of front electrode current collectors and positioned on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a back electrode part including a plurality of back electrode current collectors and positioned on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate;

an interconnector configured to electrically connect respective front and back electrode parts of adjacent ones of the plurality of solar cells to one another, the interconnector including a conductive metal and a solder coated on an upper surface and a lower surface of the conductive metal; and

conductive adhesive layers respectively including a resin and a plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin, the conductive adhesive layers being disposed between the respective front and back electrode parts and the interconnector to electrically connect the respective front and back electrode parts to the interconnector,

wherein the resin of the conductive adhesive layers is formed of a material having a melting temperature lower than a material of the solder,

wherein the plurality of front electrode current collectors and the interconnector are attached to each other using a front conductive adhesive layer of the conductive adhesive layers,

wherein the plurality of back electrode current collectors and the interconnector are attached to each other using a back conductive adhesive layer of the conductive adhesive layers,

wherein each of an upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the front conductive adhesive layer and an upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer has a plurality of uneven portions, and

wherein the plurality of uneven portions of the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the front conductive adhesive layer and the plurality of uneven portions of the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer have the same shape as each other.

2. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein the front electrode part of each solar cell further includes a plurality of front electrodes positioned in a direction crossing the plurality of front electrode current collectors.

3. The solar cell panel of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of front electrodes of each solar cell and the plurality of front electrode current collectors of each solar cell are connected to an emitter layer positioned at the front surface of the semiconductor substrate.

4. The solar cell panel of claim 2 , wherein the back electrode part of each solar cell further includes a back electrode.

5. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein a composition amount of the conductive particles dispersed in the resin of the respective conductive adhesive layers is 10% to 40% based on a total volume of the respective conductive adhesive layer.

6. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of uneven portions on each of the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the front conductive adhesive layer and the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer are uniformly distributed.

7. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein each of a lower surface of the solder coated on the lower surface of the conductive metal attached to the front conductive adhesive layer and a lower surface of the solder coated on the lower surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer is flat.

8. The solar cell panel of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin of the front conductive adhesive layer are physically contacted with the lower surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the front conductive adhesive layer and the plurality of front electrode current collectors.

9. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of uneven portions of the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer have a uniform size and the plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin of the back conductive adhesive layer are physically contacted with the plurality of uneven portions having the uniform size and each of the plurality of back electrode current collectors.

10. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of front electrode current collectors and the plurality of back electrode current collectors, to which the conductive adhesive layers are respectively attached, serve as a binder and contain the same material as the resin of the conductive adhesive layers.

11. The solar cell panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of uneven portions of the upper surface of the solder coated on the upper surface of the conductive metal attached to the back conductive adhesive layer are disposed at intervals, and

wherein the plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin of the back conductive adhesive layer are disposed in the intervals so that the plurality of uneven portions separate adjacent particles among the plurality of conductive particles dispersed in the resin of the back conductive adhesive layer from one another.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
To: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066831/0802 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 066078/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061572/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2011
From: HONG, JONGKYOUNG; KIM, JONGDAE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 026491/0745 →