IP Library Granted Patent US 10,153,390
Granted Patent B2
US 10,153,390 · App. 15/868,076 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Bifacial solar cell

Inventors: Jaewon Chang (Seoul, KR); Youngho Choe (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L31/0684H01L31/02363H01L31/022425H01L31/068Y02E10/547
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Patent No.
US 10,153,390
App. No.
15/868,076
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bifacial solar cell includes a substrate; a first conductive type region having a conductive type different from a conductive type of the substrate; a first insulating layer formed on the first conductive type region; a plurality of first electrodes contacting the first conductive type region through the first insulating layer and extended in a first direction; a plurality of first current collectors extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the plurality of first current collectors are electrically and physically connected to the plurality of first electrodes; a second conductive type region having a conductive type the same as the conductive type of the substrate, and having an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the substrate; a second insulating layer formed on the second conductive type region; a plurality of second electrodes contacting the second conductive type region through the second insulating layer and extended in the first direction; and a plurality of second current collectors extended in the second direction.

Claims (27)

1. A bifacial solar cell comprising:

a substrate;

an emitter portion having a conductive type different from a conductive type of the substrate;

a first insulating layer formed on the emitter portion;

a plurality of first electrodes contacting the emitter portion through the first insulating layer and extended in a first direction;

a plurality of first current collectors extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the plurality of first current collectors are electrically and physically connected to the plurality of first electrodes;

a back surface field (BSF) portion having a conductive type the same as the conductive type of the substrate, and having an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the substrate;

a second insulating layer formed on the BSF portion;

a plurality of second electrodes contacting the BSF portion through the second insulating layer and extended in the first direction; and

a plurality of second current collectors extended in the second direction, wherein the plurality of second current collectors are electrically and physically connected to the plurality of second electrodes,

wherein a number of the plurality of second electrodes is different from a number of the plurality of first electrodes, and

wherein a central line of each of the plurality of second electrodes in a width direction is positioned not to conform to a central line of each of the plurality of first electrodes in the width direction.

2. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein two neighboring first electrodes among the plurality of first electrodes are spaced apart from each other by a first pitch P 1 , and two neighboring second electrodes among the plurality of second electrodes are spaced apart from each other by a second pitch P 2 , and

wherein the second pitch P 2 is smaller than the first pitch P 1 .

3. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein a ratio n of the first pitch P 1 and the second pitch P 2 satisfies an equation: 0.1<n<1, where n=P 2 /P 1 .

4. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of first electrodes has a line width of less than 60 μm and a thickness of at least 10 μm.

5. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of second electrodes has a line width of less than 70 μm and a thickness of at least 10 μm.

6. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is formed of p conductive type silicon, and the conductive type of the emitter portion is an n conductive type.

7. The bifacial solar cell of claim 6 , wherein the emitter portion is formed of an n conductive type silicon.

8. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer includes at least one of a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, or an aluminum oxide layer.

9. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer includes at least one of a silicon nitride layer, a silicon oxide layer, or an aluminum oxide layer.

10. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating layer includes openings, and

wherein the plurality of first electrodes directly contact the emitter portion through the openings of the first insulating layer.

11. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating layer includes openings, and

wherein the plurality of second electrodes directly contact the BSF portion through the openings of the second insulating layer.

12. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is a silicon substrate.

13. The bifacial solar cell of claim 1 , wherein the emitter portion and the BSF portion are formed on opposite surfaces of the substrate, respectively.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
To: JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 067329/0132 →
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 Nov 7, 2022
From: CHANG, JAEWON; CHOE, YOUNGHO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 061895/0099 →
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 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0028041 · Mar 29, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15615179 · Jun 6, 2017
Continuation 13212919 · Aug 18, 2011
Related Publication 20180138348A1 · May 17, 2018