Patents by Inventor Chengfa Liu

Chengfa Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240429327
    Abstract: A solar cell comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other in a first direction, wherein the first direction is a thickness direction of the substrate; a tunnel oxide layer located on the first surface and/or the second surface; a doped polysilicon layer located on a surface of the tunnel oxide layer away from the substrate; a barrier layer located in an electrode region of the solar cell and in contact with the doped polysilicon layer, wherein a doping type of the barrier layer is the same as the doped polysilicon layer; an electrode located in the electrode region and in contact with the barrier layer; characterized in that wherein a method of forming the barrier layer includes etching the doped polysilicon layer in the electrode region in the first direction to form a groove with a predetermined depth, and forming the barrier layer in the groove, wherein the predetermined depth is equal to or less than a thickness of the doped polysilicon layer, a material of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Yifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240429340
    Abstract: The present application relates a solar cell, a photovoltaic device and a photovoltaic system. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first passivation layer, and a second passivation layer. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other along a thickness direction of the substrate. The first passivation layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The second passivation layer is disposed on a side of the first passivation layer away from the substrate. A material of the first passivation layer is the same as that of the second passivation layer. An atomic packing density of the first passivation layer is higher than that of the second passivation layer. An average thickness of the first passivation layer is smaller than that of the second passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Shuai ZHANG, Hong CHEN, Yugang LU, Wanli LI, Yang ZOU
  • Publication number: 20240429326
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a selective passivated contact cell and a preparation method therefor. The selective passivated contact cell comprises a substrate, wherein a first silicon oxide layer and a first polysilicon layer are sequentially arranged on the surface of one side of the substrate in a stacked manner, the surface of the substrate comprises a non-metal contact region and at least two metal contact regions; in the metal contact regions, a second silicon oxide layer and a second polysilicon layer are further sequentially arranged the surface of the side of the first polysilicon layer that is away from the substrate, and a first electrode is arranged on the second polysilicon layer; and the first polysilicon layer has a greater thickness in the metal contact regions than in the non-metal contact region. The present invention has the characteristics of simple structure, simple preparation process, a high efficiency, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Xueling ZHANG, Wei LIU, Chengfa LIU, Daming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240413255
    Abstract: A solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof, and a photovoltaic system. The solar cell includes: a substrate layer including a first surface and a second surface arranged oppositely along a thickness direction thereof; a tunnel oxide layer, a first doped polysilicon layer, and a first passivation layer sequentially arranged on the first surface of the substrate layer in a direction gradually away from the substrate layer; and a first finger electrode layer, at least one of the first fingers being arranged in first connection holes, bottoms of the first connection holes being located in the first doped polysilicon layer, and the first fingers passing through the first connection holes corresponding thereto to be electrically connected to the first doped polysilicon layer; and in the first direction, widths of the first connection holes being all less than widths of the first fingers corresponding to the first connection holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Yang Zou, Kunzhou Wang, Wanli Li, Yaqian Zhang, Xiaopeng Wu, Shuai Zhang, Yugang Lu, Hong Chen
  • Publication number: 20240395954
    Abstract: A solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof, a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic system. A doped layer of the solar cell includes a lightly doped region and a heavily doped region, the heavily doped region includes a body region, connecting regions, and edge regions, and an electrode includes an electrode body, connecting electrodes and edge electrodes. The body region substantially corresponds to the electrode body, and the connecting regions and the edge regions can provide spaces more than spaces corresponding to the connecting electrodes and the edge electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Yang Zou, Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen
  • Publication number: 20240387768
    Abstract: The present application relates to a solar cell and a method for manufacturing same, a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic system. The solar cell includes a substrate, a doped conducting layer, a first passivation layer, a passivating contact layer, and a second passivation layer. At least a first surface and a portion of a first side surface of the substrate include a textured structure. The doped conducting layer is disposed at least on the first surface and the first side surface to cover the textured structure. The first passivation layer is stacked on the doped conducting layer and covers the first surface and the first side surface to cover the doped conducting layer. The passivating contact layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The second passivation layer is stacked on the passivating contact layer and covers the second surface to cover the passivating contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Hong CHEN, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240373744
    Abstract: The present application provides a large-area perovskite layer and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: dissolving raw materials of a perovskite in an ionic liquid or in a mixture of the ionic liquid and an organic solvent, thereby forming a perovskite precursor, and coating the perovskite precursor onto a surface of a crystalline silicon bottom cell, thereby forming the perovskite layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Rui XIA, Yiqi CHEN, Yao WANG, Yang ZOU, Chengfa LIU, Xueling ZHANG, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240355940
    Abstract: A solar cell and a manufacturing method thereof, a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic system. The solar cell includes a substrate and a passivated contact structure. The passivated contact structure includes a first tunnel oxide layer, a polysilicon doped conductive layer, and a second tunnel oxide layer sequentially disposed on a surface of the substrate. A plurality of holes arranged spaced apart from each other are formed in at least a part of regions of the polysilicon doped conductive layer and the first tunnel oxide layer. Each of the holes extends through the polysilicon doped conductive layer and extends into the first tunnel oxide layer. The second tunnel oxide layer at least fills a portion of each of the holes that is located within the first tunnel oxide layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Zigang Wang, Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 12125937
    Abstract: The present application relates to a solar cell and a method for manufacturing same, a photovoltaic module, and a photovoltaic system. The solar cell includes a substrate, a doped conducting layer, a first passivation layer, a passivating contact layer, and a second passivation layer. At least a first surface and a portion of a first side surface of the substrate include a textured structure. The doped conducting layer is disposed at least on the first surface and the first side surface to cover the textured structure. The first passivation layer is stacked on the doped conducting layer and covers the first surface and the first side surface to cover the doped conducting layer. The passivating contact layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The second passivation layer is stacked on the passivating contact layer and covers the second surface to cover the passivating contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Yifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240347653
    Abstract: A solar cell includes: a substrate including a first surface and a second surface arranged opposite to each other and a plurality of lateral surfaces adjacent to and located between the first surface and the second surface; a plurality of pyramid base shaped textured structures being constructed on the second surface and each of the lateral surfaces, wherein a minimum side length of each of top surfaces of the pyramid base shaped textured structures arranged on the lateral surfaces is L1, a maximum side length of each of top surfaces of the pyramid base shaped textured structures arranged on the second surface is L2, and L1>L2; a doped conductive layer arranged on the first surface; and a passivated contact layer including a polysilicon doped conductive layer, the passivated contact layer being arranged on the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Yifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240347650
    Abstract: A conductive paste and a solar cell. The conductive paste includes a conductive powder, a first glass frit, and a second glass frit. The first glass frit includes at least one of lead-containing glass and bismuth-containing glass. A glass transition temperature of the second glass frit is greater than 600° C. In the conductive paste, a weight percentage of the first glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 5%, and a weight percentage of the second glass frit ranges from 0.5% to 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Dongyun Lv, Hong Chen
  • Publication number: 20240347655
    Abstract: A method for preparing a solar cell is provided. The method includes providing a N-type silicon substrate; depositing a tunnel passivation structure on the first surface of the N-type silicon substrate, and then depositing a mask layer on the tunnel passivation structure; cleaning the second surface of the N-type silicon substrate; performing boron diffusion treatment on the cleaned second surface of the N-type silicon substrate and annealing treatment on the tunnel passivation structure in the same environment, so that a first emitter layer is formed on the second surface of the N-type silicon substrate and the tunnel passivation structure is crystallized; performing laser patterning treatment on the first emitter layer to form a second emitter region; depositing a passivation and anti-reflection film; and forming a first electrode and a second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR (SUQIAN) PHOTOELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Xiaopeng WU, Yaqian ZHANG, Yang ZOU, Yugang LU, Shuai ZHANG, Hong CHEN, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240347667
    Abstract: The present application provides a film preparation method, a solar cell, a photovoltaic device, and a photovoltaic system. The film preparation method includes forming a first passivation layer on a first surface of a substrate by using a first preparation technique; and forming a second passivation layer on a surface of the first passivation layer away from the substrate by using a second preparation technique, a material of the second passivation layer is the same as that of the first passivation layer; wherein a passivation layer forming speed of the first preparation technique is lower than that of the second preparation technique, and a passivation effect of the first passivation layer is better than that of the second passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Shuai ZHANG, Hong CHEN, Yugang LU, Wanli LI, Yang ZOU
  • Publication number: 20240347647
    Abstract: A preparation method of a passivated contact structure includes: forming a tunneling layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming an intrinsic semiconductor layer on the tunneling layer; forming a doped layer containing a dopant on the intrinsic semiconductor layer, and performing an activation treatment on the doped layer to diffuse the dopant in the doped layer into the intrinsic semiconductor layer to form a doped semiconductor layer. The tunneling layer and the doped semiconductor layer form the passivated contact structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Dongyun Lv, Daming Chen, Hong Chen, Zigang Wang, Wei Liu
  • Publication number: 20240274745
    Abstract: The present application provides an emitter, a selective emitter cell preparation method and a selective emitter cell. The preparation method for the selective emitter cell comprises: sequentially irradiating a boron-rich layer using lasers of at least two different wavelengths, and sequentially doping boron atoms in the boron-rich layer to the same region of a silicon wafer by means of a laser, to obtain the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Yiqi CHEN, Yang ZOU, Zhiyuan LIU, Yao WANG, Daming CHEN, Xueling ZHANG, Yifeng CHEN, Zhiqiang FENG
  • Patent number: 12062728
    Abstract: A solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes: an N-type silicon substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a tunnel passivation structure and a first passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the first surface, a boron-doped emitter structure layer including a first emitter layer and a second emitter region formed on the second surface, a second passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the emitter structure layer, a first electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the second emitter region, and a second electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the tunnel passivation structure. The solar cell of the present application has a selective emitter structure. The metal contact region has a large junction depth to meet the metallization requirements. The region outside the metal contact region has a small junction depth to improve the optical response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignees: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR (SUQIAN) PHOTOELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Xiaopeng Wu, Yaqian Zhang, Yang Zou, Yugang Lu, Shuai Zhang, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Yifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240266451
    Abstract: A solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes: an N-type silicon substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a tunnel passivation structure and a first passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the first surface, a boron-doped emitter structure layer including a first emitter layer and a second emitter region formed on the second surface, a second passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the emitter structure layer, a first electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the second emitter region, and a second electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the tunnel passivation structure. The solar cell of the present application has a selective emitter structure. The metal contact region has a large junction depth to meet the metallization requirements. The region outside the metal contact region has a small junction depth to improve the optical response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR (SUQIAN) PHOTOELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Xiaopeng WU, Yaqian ZHANG, Yang ZOU, Yugang LU, Shuai ZHANG, Hong CHEN, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN
  • Patent number: 12002899
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell. In the method, a wafer including a substrate and a doped conducting layer is provided. A doped conducting layer is disposed at least on the first surface and the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering the textured structure. A passivating contact layer is formed on the second surface of the substrate. A first passivation layer is formed on the doped conducting layer. The first passivation layer covers the first surface and at least the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering at least the doped conducting layer. A second passivation layer is formed on the passivating contact layer. The second passivation layer covers the second surface, thereby covering the passivating contact layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chengfa Liu, Hong Chen, Daming Chen, Yifeng Chen
  • Publication number: 20240072195
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell. In the method, a wafer including a substrate and a doped conducting layer is provided. A doped conducting layer is disposed at least on the first surface and the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering the textured structure. A passivating contact layer is formed on the second surface of the substrate. A first passivation layer is formed on the doped conducting layer. The first passivation layer covers the first surface and at least the portion of the first side surface, thereby covering at least the doped conducting layer. A second passivation layer is formed on the passivating contact layer. The second passivation layer covers the second surface, thereby covering the passivating contact layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Hong CHEN, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240063324
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method for manufacturing a solar cell. In the method, a wafer including a substrate and a doped conducting material layer is provided. A first surface and a portion of a first side surface of the substrate include a textured structure. The doped conducting material layer covers the textured structure. A passivating contact material layer is formed on each surface of the wafer. The wafer formed with the passivating contact material layer is cut along the thickness direction of the substrate to form a sub-wafer, so as to form a doped conducting layer. The passivating contact material layer is etched to form a passivating contact layer. A first passivation layer is formed on the doped conducting layer, and further covers at least a portion of a cut edge side surface which is a side surface of the sub-wafer formed by cutting the wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chengfa LIU, Hong CHEN, Daming CHEN, Yifeng CHEN