The present invention relates a photovoltaic module comprising 126, 138 or 150 back-contact half-cells. In an embodiment, the half-cells are divided into 3 groups of each 2 parallel strings with each string containing of the total number of half-cells. The module comprises an additional row of 6 back-contact half-cells, relative to known half-cell modules.

A unitary film for an electrode assembly of a solar cell, wherein the unitary film is arranged, when in use, on a surface of the solar cell and a plurality of electrically conductive elements of the electrode assembly are interposed between the unitary film and the surface of the solar cell; wherein the unitary film is formed of a polymeric material and is characterised by satisfying at least one of a first criterion and a second criterion: the first criterion requires that the polymeric material has at least two endothermic peaks in a temperature range between 40 C. and 200 C., and the second criterion requires that the unitary film has a peel strength of at least 5N per 10 mm width of the unitary film.

The present disclosure provides a structured connector for positioning on, and electrically coupling to, a surface of a device component. The connector has a bottom portion for contacting the surface of the device component and comprises an electrically conductive material. Further the connector has at least one light diverting surface portion that is oriented relative to the surface of the device component such that, in use, light directed at normal incidence relative to the surface of the device component is received by the at least one light diverting surface portion such that the received light is diverted towards an exposed adjacent surface of the device component. In addition, the connector has at least one light scattering surface portion that is oriented relative to the surface of the device component such that, in use, light directed at normal incidence relative to the surface of the device component is received by the at least one light scattering surface portion such that the received light is scattered in a direction away from the device component.

A paste (32) for use in metallization of a solar cell (12) includes an organic vehicle (44) and a mixture of copper-containing particles (46), metal-oxide-containing nanoparticles (50), and secondary oxide particles (52) different from the metal-oxide-containing nanoparticles (50). The secondary oxide particles (52) include particles (42) of a metal oxide and a metal of the metal oxide capable of reducing at least some of the metal-oxide-containing nanoparticles (50) to metal when heated. The organic vehicle (44) is capable of reducing the metal oxide of the secondary oxide particles (52) upon decomposition of the organic vehicle (44). A paste (32) includes a mixture of particles (42) including metallic copper particles (46), nanoparticles (50), and metal oxide particles (52) in the organic vehicle (44). The nanoparticles (50) include at least one oxide of nickel, copper, cobalt, manganese, and lead. The metal oxide of the metal oxide particles (52) has a more negative Gibbs Free Energy of Formation than a metal oxide of the at least one oxide of the nanoparticles (50).

The invention relates to a photovoltaic module including a photovoltaic unit having a plurality of photovoltaic cells electrically connected in series and spaced apart from one another, the adjacent photovoltaic cells being electrically connected pairwise by a metal interconnector which extends at least in part into an interconnection space separating said adjacent photovoltaic cells, an encapsulation structure made of a polymer-based encapsulation material, which sandwiches the opposite sides of the photovoltaic cells, defining a region of cell coverage, and the interconnector in the interconnection space, defining a region of interconnector coverage, and a spacer incorporated into the encapsulation structure and partially superposed on the interconnector in the region of interconnector coverage, the spacer being made of a material having, at least at a temperature of 40 C., a modulus of elasticity lower than the modulus of elasticity of the encapsulation material.

A solar cell and a photovoltaic module. The solar cell includes substrate, tunnel oxide layer, doped conductive layer, intrinsic polycrystalline silicon layer, enhanced conductive portion, and first electrodes. The tunnel oxide layer covers the first surface of the substrate. The doped conductive layer covers one side of the tunnel oxide layer away from the substrate. The intrinsic polycrystalline silicon layer is formed on one side of the doped conductive layer away from the tunnel oxide layer. The enhanced conductive portion covers one side of the intrinsic polycrystalline silicon layer away from the doped conductive layer, and is at least partially connected to the doped conductive layer. First electrodes are formed on one side of the enhanced conductive portion away from the intrinsic polycrystalline silicon layer, and at least part of each first electrode is located in the enhanced conductive portion to be electrically connected to the doped conductive layer.

The present application provides a welding ribbon component and a preparation method therefor, and a photovoltaic module. The welding ribbon component includes: a first welding ribbon segment, a second welding ribbon segment, and a connecting segment, and the connecting segment is located between the first welding ribbon segment and the second welding ribbon segment. The first welding ribbon segment includes a first welding ribbon body, a surface of the first welding ribbon body being provided with a depression; and a first welding coating located at least on a surface of an inner wall of the depression. The welding ribbon component of the present application can increase the thickness of the welding coating to improve the welding tension, and can reasonably control the thickness to prevent cracking, while also achieving high-density packaging.

Protection of space solar cells in an arrangement in the form of a string extending in an X direction, and two directly adjacent space solar cells in the X direction in each case are electrically connected to each other in series with the aid of a metallic connector. The string has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a protection arrangement formed along a Y direction is formed on one of the two ends. The protection arrangement has a first string protection diode formed in the Y direction and a metal strip and a second string protection diode. The protection arrangement is electrically connected to one of the two ends of the string and each string protection diode is uncased and has exactly one metal contact on the upper side and exactly one metal contact on the underside.

An electrical connection is formed between first and second conductive elements, by inserting a nano-metal material between the first and second conductive elements; and heating the nano-metal material to a melting temperature to form the electrical connection between the first and second conductive elements. The nano-metal material may comprise a nano-metal paste or ink comprised of one or more of Gold (Au), Copper (Cu), Silver (Ag), and/or Aluminum (Al) nano-particles that melt or fuse into a solid to form the electrical connection, at a melting temperature of about 150-250 degrees C., and more preferably, about 175-225 degrees C. The electrical connection may be formed between a solar cell and a substrate by creating a via in the solar cell between a front and back side of the solar cell, wherein the via is connected to a contact on the front side of the solar cell and a trace on the substrate.

Disclosed is a barrier-type photovoltaic solder strip capable of reducing damp-heat (DH) attenuation, the photovoltaic solder strip comprising a photovoltaic solder strip body. A moisture barrier layer is arranged on a surface of the photovoltaic solder strip body that is not in contact with an electrode of a solar cell, and the moisture barrier layer can prevent external water and gas from entering the photovoltaic solder strip body, thus, on the basis of low cost, corrosion of the photovoltaic solder strip body by acidic substances, oxidizing agents and water in a module is reduced, thereby reducing attenuation of a photovoltaic module in a DH environment.