IP Library Granted Patent US 9,443,995
Granted Patent B2
US 9,443,995 · App. 13/950,500 · Granted Sep 13, 2016

Solar battery cell and solar battery module

Inventors: Takeshi Horiuchi (Ibaraki, JP); Kenzou Takemura (Ibaraki, JP); Yusuke Asakawa (Ibaraki, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
H01L31/022433H01L31/0504Y02E10/50
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Patent No.
US 9,443,995
App. No.
13/950,500
Granted
Sep 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To accurately connect a TAB wire to intended positions while preventing an increase in manufacturing costs. A solar cell battery 100 includes finger electrodes 3 . The finger electrodes 3 includes first finger electrodes and second finger electrodes that extend from opposite directions in a direction crossing the finger electrodes 3 to reach a TAB area SF to which a TAB wire 4 is connected.

Claims (14)

1. A solar battery cell comprising:

a plurality of linear finger electrodes arranged on a light receiving surface on a substrate in parallel,

the finger electrodes including a plurality of straight first finger electrodes and a plurality of straight second finger electrodes extending from opposite sides to reach a TAB area which crosses the finger electrodes and which has TAB wires connected thereto,

wherein the first finger electrodes and the second finger electrodes overlap in the extending direction of the TAB area,

wherein the first finger electrodes and the second finger electrodes are alternately provided in an extending direction of the TAB area in the TAB area, and

wherein a portion of the first finger electrode that overlaps a portion of the second finger electrodes is physically separated from the portion of the second finger electrode.

2. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein the finger electrodes extend in a direction orthogonal to the TAB area.

3. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein ends of the first finger electrodes reaching the TAB area and ends of the second finger electrodes reaching the TAB area are aligned on lines parallel to an extending direction of the TAB area.

4. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein ends of the first finger electrodes reaching the TAB area and ends of the second finger electrodes reaching the TAB area are positioned at an equal distance from center of the TAB in a width direction thereof.

5. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein at least a pair of one of the first finger electrodes and one of the second finger electrodes that are adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the TAB area are in contact with each other.

6. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein all the finger electrodes that are adjacent to each other in the extending direction of the TAB area are separated from each other.

7. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein length of overlap between the first finger electrodes and the second finger electrodes is equal to or smaller than width of the TAB.

8. The solar battery cell according to claim 7 , wherein the length of overlap between the first finger electrodes and the second finger electrodes is approximately the same as the width of the TAB area.

9. The solar battery cell according to claim 1 , wherein length of overlap between the first finger electrodes and the second finger electrodes is equal to or larger than 10% of width of the TAB area.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062946/0125 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062917/0865 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2013
From: HORIUCHI, TAKESHI; TAKEMURA, KENZOU; ASAKAWA, YUSUKE
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 030875/0039 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2012-165821 · Jul 26, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61675972 · Jul 26, 2012
Related Publication 20140026951A1 · Jan 30, 2014