Solar cell and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9306095-B2
Application number	US-201214359582-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2012
Priority date	Dec 14, 2011
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A solar cell includes: a substrate having heat dissipating characteristics; a solar cell bonded to the substrate such that the solar cell is electrically connected on a first conductive line and a second conductive line, which are disposed on a surface of the substrate; a lens, which is bonded to a transparent electrode of the solar cell; a plurality of projections, which maintain a gap between the substrate and the lens; tapered hole sections in the substrate, each of said tapered hole sections having a tapered section of each of the protruding sections fitted therein; and a sealing resin applied to the gap.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A solar cell battery comprising:
a substrate including a tabular base having heat dissipation property, a first conductive line and a second conductive line, the first conductive line and the second conductive line provided on the base;
a multijunction solar cell including a first electrode electrically connected to the first conductive line; a bottom cell layer provided on the first electrode; a top cell layer provided on the bottom cell layer; a transparent electrode provided on the top cell layer; an insulating layer provided on a side surface of a cell laminate including the bottom cell layer and the top cell layer; and a second electrode provided on a side surface of the cell laminate through the insulating layer and is electrically connected to the transparent electrode and the second conductive line; and
a lens provided in close contact with the transparent electrode, the lens configured to concentrate incident light toward the transparent electrode,
wherein the lens further includes a pillar projecting from a surface of the lens opposite to a light incident surface of the lens, and a tapered part provided at a tip of the pillar,
wherein the substrate further includes a tapered hole into which the tapered part is fitted,
wherein the solar cell battery further comprises a central electrode on a side of a lower surface of the first electrode, and
wherein a lower surface of the second electrode and a lower surface of the central electrode are provided in the same plane.

2. The solar cell battery according to claim 1 , further comprising an anisotropic conductive film provided between the first electrode and the first conductive line, and between the second electrode and the second conductive line.

3. The solar cell battery according to claim 1 , wherein the multijunction solar cell includes a plurality of multijunction solar cells provided on a single board of the substrate, and
the lens is a compound eye lens configured to concentrate the incident light toward each transparent electrode, the each transparent electrode being in close contact with the lens.

4. The solar cell battery according to claim 1 , wherein a lower surface of the second electrode is positioned below a lower surface of the first electrode.

5. A method for manufacturing a solar cell battery comprising:
providing a lens having a focal point on a surface opposite to a light incident surface, a pillar projecting from a surface of the lens opposite to a light incident surface of the lens, and a tapered part provided at a tip of the pillar;
providing a multijunction solar cell including: a first electrode; a bottom cell layer provided on the first electrode; a top cell layer provided on the bottom cell layer; a transparent electrode provided on the top cell layer; an insulating layer provided on a side surface of a cell laminate including the bottom cell layer and the top cell layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the transparent electrode and provided on a side surface of the cell laminate through the insulating layer; and a central electrode provided on a side of a lower surface of the first electrode;
providing a substrate including a tabular base having heat dissipation property, a first conductive line and a second conductive line, the first conductive line and the second conductive line provided on the base, the substrate including a tapered hole into which the tapered part is fitted, at a position on which the multijunction solar cell is to be provided on the substrate;
bonding the lens and the multijunction solar cell such that the lens concentrates the incident light toward the transparent electrode;
determining a bonding position for the multijunction solar cell with respect to the substrate by fitting the tapered part into the tapered hole; and
bonding the multijunction solar cell and the substrate such that the first electrode of the multijunction solar cell bonded to the lens is electrically connected to the first conductive line and the second electrode is electrically connected to the second conductive line,
wherein a lower surface of the second electrode and a lower surface of the central electrode are provided in the same plane.

6. The method for manufacturing the solar cell battery according to claim 5 , wherein an anisotropic conductive film is provided between the multijunction solar cell and the substrate.

7. The method for manufacturing the solar cell battery according to claim 5 , wherein the lens is a compound eye lens having a plurality of focal points on a surface opposite to a light incident surface,
the substrate has the first conductive line and the second conductive line at positions corresponding to each of the focal points, and
each of a plurality of the multijunction solar cells is bonded to each of the focal points of the compound eye lens, respectively and to the substrate.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nobori Kazuhiro

Classifications

• H10F77/63

  Arrangements for cooling directly associated or integrated with photovoltaic cells, e.g. heat sinks directly associated with the photovoltaic cells or integrated Peltier elements for active cooling · CPC title

• H10F71/139

  using temporary substrates · CPC title

• H10F19/80 Primary

  Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells · CPC title

• H10F10/161

  comprising multiple PN heterojunctions, e.g. tandem cells · CPC title

• H10F77/60 Primary

  Arrangements for cooling, heating, ventilating or compensating for temperature fluctuations · CPC title