Semiconductor body forming a solar cell with a bypass diode

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Cells

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C136S256000, C136S249000, C136S261000, C136S262000, C136S252000, C257S431000, C257S461000, C257S466000

Reexamination Certificate

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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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