Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Diamond, Alan (Department: 1753)
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Cells
C136S256000, C136S249000, C136S261000, C136S262000, C136S252000, C257S431000, C257S461000, C257S466000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07115811
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for protecting a solar cell. The solar cell includes first solar cell portion. The first solar cell portion includes at least one junction and at least one solar cell contact on a backside of the first solar cell portion. At least one bypass diode portion is epitaxially grown on the first solar cell portion. The bypass diode has at least one contact. An interconnect couples the solar cell contact to the diode contact.
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Chu Chaw-Long
Ho Frank
IIes Peter A.
Yeh Milton Y.
Diamond Alan
EMCORE Corporation
White & Case LLP
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