Patents by Inventor Youngho Choe
Youngho Choe 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).
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Publication number: 20240421238Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a silicon substrate; an emitter layer; a plurality of first electrodes locally on the emitter layer; a first aluminum oxide layer on the emitter layer; a first silicon oxide layer between the first aluminum oxide layer and the emitter layer; a first anti-reflection layer on the first aluminum oxide layer; a back surface field layer on the silicon substrate; a second aluminum oxide layer on the silicon substrate; a second silicon oxide layer between the second aluminum oxide layer and the silicon substrate; a second anti-reflection layer on the second aluminum oxide layer; and a plurality of second electrodes respectively on the back surface field layers through the second anti-reflection layer, the second aluminum oxide layer and the second silicon oxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Applicant: Trina Solar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Changseo PARK, Yoonsil JIN, Youngho CHOE
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Publication number: 20230023738Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a silicon substrate; an emitter layer; a plurality of first electrodes locally on the emitter layer; a first aluminum oxide layer on the emitter layer; a first silicon oxide layer between the first aluminum oxide layer and the emitter layer; a first anti-reflection layer on the first aluminum oxide layer; a back surface field layer on the silicon substrate; a second aluminum oxide layer on the silicon substrate; a second silicon oxide layer between the second aluminum oxide layer and the silicon substrate; a second anti-reflection layer on the second aluminum oxide layer; and a plurality of second electrodes respectively on the back surface field layers through the second anti-reflection layer, the second aluminum oxide layer and the second silicon oxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Changseo PARK, Yoonsil JIN, Youngho CHOE
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Patent number: 11538945Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a silicon substrate; an emitter layer; a plurality of first electrodes locally on the emitter layer; a first aluminum oxide layer on the emitter layer; a first silicon oxide layer between the first aluminum oxide layer and the emitter layer; a first anti-reflection layer on the first aluminum oxide layer; a back surface field layer on the silicon substrate; a second aluminum oxide layer on the silicon substrate; a second silicon oxide layer between the second aluminum oxide layer and the silicon substrate; a second anti-reflection layer on the second aluminum oxide layer; and a plurality of second electrodes respectively on the back surface field layers through the second anti-reflection layer, the second aluminum oxide layer and the second silicon oxide layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Shangrao Jinko solar Technology Development Co., LTDInventors: Changseo Park, Yoonsil Jin, Youngho Choe
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Patent number: 11251319Abstract: A method for fabricating a solar cell, includes forming an emitter layer by doping a first impurity having a second conductivity type, opposite a first conductivity type, on a front surface of a substrate having the first conductivity type; forming a back surface field by doping a second impurity having the first conductivity type on a rear surface of the substrate; and forming a plurality of front finger lines in contact with the emitter layer and a plurality of rear finger lines in contact with the back surface field, wherein the emitter layer has a selective emitter structure, the back surface field has a selective back surface field structure, and the number of the plurality of rear finger lines positioned on the rear surface of the substrate is different from the number of the plurality of front finger lines positioned on a front surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoonsil Jin, Youngho Choe
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Patent number: 11056598Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a substrate formed of a silicon wafer having an n-type conductivity; an emitter region positioned on a front surface of the substrate and having a p-type conductivity; a front negative fixed charge layer on the emitter region, and a front positive fixed charge layer on the front negative fixed charge; a plurality of first front electrodes extending in a first direction and connected to the emitter region through the front negative fixed charge layer and the front positive fixed charge layer; a plurality of second front electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and electrically and physically connected to the plurality of first front electrodes; a back aluminum oxide layer and a back silicon nitride layer on a back surface of the substrate; a plurality of back surface field regions extending in the first direction and locally positioned on the back surface of the substrate; a plurality of first back electrodes extending in the first direction and dirType: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungmin Ha, Youngho Choe, Changseo Park
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Patent number: 10784385Abstract: A solar cell is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Chulchae Choi, Changseo Park, Jinsung Kim, Jaewon Chang, Hyungseok Kim, Youngho Choe, Philwon Yoon
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Patent number: 10680122Abstract: A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell includes a substrate, an emitter layer at a front surface of the substrate, a first anti-reflection layer on the emitter layer, a back surface field layer at a back surface of the substrate, and a second anti-reflection layer on the back surface field layer. The first anti-reflection layer and the second anti-reflection layer overlap may each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Philwon Yoon, Changseo Park, Yoonsil Jin, Jinsung Kim, Goohwan Shim, Youngho Choe, Jaewon Chang
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Patent number: 10566484Abstract: Discussed is a solar cell including a semiconductor substrate including a base area and a doping area, a doping layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, the doping layer having a conductive type different from the doping area, a tunneling layer interposed between the doping layer and the semiconductor substrate, a first electrode connected to the doping area, and a second electrode connected to the doping layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Minho Choi, Hyunjung Park, Junghoon Choi, Youngho Choe
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Publication number: 20190393366Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a silicon substrate; an emitter layer; a plurality of first electrodes locally on the emitter layer; a first aluminum oxide layer on the emitter layer; a first silicon oxide layer between the first aluminum oxide layer and the emitter layer; a first anti-reflection layer on the first aluminum oxide layer; a back surface field layer on the silicon substrate; a second aluminum oxide layer on the silicon substrate; a second silicon oxide layer between the second aluminum oxide layer and the silicon substrate; a second anti-reflection layer on the second aluminum oxide layer; and a plurality of second electrodes respectively on the back surface field layers through the second anti-reflection layer, the second aluminum oxide layer and the second silicon oxide layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changseo PARK, Yoonsil JIN, Youngho CHOE
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Patent number: 10446697Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a substrate of an n-type; an emitter layer positioned on a first surface of the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes locally positioned on the emitter layer and electrically connected to the emitter layer; a first passivation layer positioned on the emitter layer; a silicon oxide layer formed at an interface between the first passivation layer and the emitter layer, the silicon oxide layer having a thickness of about 1 nm to 3 nm; a first anti-reflection layer positioned on the first passivation layer; a plurality of back surface field layers locally positioned on a second surface of the substrate; a plurality of second electrodes respectively positioned on the plurality of back surface field layers and electrically connected to the plurality of back surface field layers; and a second passivation layer positioned on the second surface of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Changseo Park, Yoonsil Jin, Youngho Choe
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Publication number: 20190296171Abstract: A solar cell module can include an octagonal-shaped semiconductor substrate having a chamfer formed at each edge among at least two opposite edges of the octagonal-shaped semiconductor; and a first electrode unit formed on one surface of the octagonal-shaped semiconductor substrate, the first electrode unit including: a plurality of first sub-electrodes including first finger electrodes and a first bus bar electrode connected to ends of the first finger electrodes, and a plurality of second sub-electrodes including second finger electrodes and a second bus bar electrode connected to ends of the second finger electrodes, in which the plurality of first sub-electrodes are spaced apart from the plurality of second sub-electrodes in a first direction, and a first sub-electrode disposed adjacent to a chamfer at a first edge among the at least two opposite edges in the first direction among the plurality of first sub-electrodes, and a second sub-electrode disposed adjacent to another chamfer at a second edge amongType: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon CHANG, Youngho CHOE, Jinsung KIM
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Patent number: 10424685Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell includes forming an emitter layer on a first surface of a substrate, forming a back surface field layer on a second surface opposite the first surface of the substrate, forming a first anti-reflection layer on the emitter layer, forming a second anti-reflection layer on the back surface field layer, and forming a plurality of first electrodes each including a first metal seed layer and a first conductive layer on a plurality of first contact regions of the first anti-reflection film and a plurality of second electrodes each including a second metal seed layer and a second conductive layer on a plurality of second contact regions of the second anti-reflection film, the plurality of first contact regions being partially formed at the first anti-reflection layer and each having a first width.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Goohwan Shim, Changseo Park, Philwon Yoon, Yoonsil Jin, Jinsung Kim, Youngho Choe, Jaewon Chang
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Publication number: 20190245101Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a substrate formed of a silicon wafer having an n-type conductivity; an emitter region positioned on a front surface of the substrate and having a p-type conductivity; a front negative fixed charge layer on the emitter region, and a front positive fixed charge layer on the front negative fixed charge; a plurality of first front electrodes extending in a first direction and connected to the emitter region through the front negative fixed charge layer and the front positive fixed charge layer; a plurality of second front electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and electrically and physically connected to the plurality of first front electrodes; a back aluminum oxide layer and a back silicon nitride layer on a back surface of the substrate; a plurality of back surface field regions extending in the first direction and locally positioned on the back surface of the substrate; a plurality of first back electrodes extending in the first direction and dirType: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungmin HA, Youngho CHOE, Changseo PARK
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Patent number: 10355158Abstract: A method of manufacturing a solar cell according to an embodiment includes the steps of: forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting a first conductive type dopant to a first surface of a semiconductor substrate; and forming a back surface field layer by ion-implanting a second conductive type dopant to a second surface of the semiconductor substrate. When an additional dopant is a dopant other than the first and second conductive type dopants, an amount of the additional dopant doped during the forming the back surface field layer is larger than an amount of the additional dopant doped during the forming the emitter layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungmin Ha, Youngho Choe, Philwon Yoon
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Patent number: 10304974Abstract: A solar cell is provided comprising a substrate, a first insulating layer on a first surface of the substrate, the first insulating layer having a plurality of first openings that expose portions of the substrate, and a plurality of first electrodes electrically connected to the substrate through the first openings, wherein one or more of the first electrodes are configured so that a width of an upper portion located on the first insulating layer is wider than a width of a lower portion located in a corresponding first opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoonsil Jin, Goohwan Shim, Youngho Choe, Changseo Park
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Publication number: 20190088805Abstract: A method for fabricating a solar cell, includes forming an emitter layer by doping a first impurity having a second conductivity type, opposite a first conductivity type, on a front surface of a substrate having the first conductivity type; forming a back surface field by doping a second impurity having the first conductivity type on a rear surface of the substrate; and forming a plurality of front finger lines in contact with the emitter layer and a plurality of rear finger lines in contact with the back surface field, wherein the emitter layer has a selective emitter structure, the back surface field has a selective back surface field structure, and the number of the plurality of rear finger lines positioned on the rear surface of the substrate is different from the number of the plurality of front finger lines positioned on a front surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoonsil JIN, Youngho CHOE
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Patent number: 10224441Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type and includes a first side and a second side, the second side having a textured structure formed on the entire second side; a first doped region of the first conductive type and a second doped region of a second conductive type on the first side; a first passivation layer on the first doped region and the second doped region and exposing a portion of a back surface of each of the first and second doped regions, the first passivation layer being formed of silicon nitride (SiNx), silicon dioxide (SiOx), or a combination thereof; a second passivation layer on the second side; an anti-reflection layer on the second passivation layer; and a first electrode electrically connected to the first doped region and a second electrode electrically connected to the second doped region.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sungeun Lee, Youngho Choe
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Patent number: 10164129Abstract: Discussed is a solar cell including a substrate having a first conductivity type; an emitter layer including a plurality of finger lines connected with an emitter layer; a plurality of rear finger lines connected with a back surface field, wherein the emitter layer includes first areas in contact with the plurality of front finger lines and second areas positioned between the plurality of front finger lines and having a lower doping concentration than that of the first areas, the back surface field includes areas in contact with the plurality of rear finger lines, and the number of the plurality of rear finger lines positioned on a rear surface of the substrate and the number of the plurality of front finger lines positioned on a front surface of the substrate are different.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yoonsil Jin, Youngho Choe
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Patent number: 10153390Abstract: A bifacial solar cell includes a substrate; a first conductive type region having a conductive type different from a conductive type of the substrate; a first insulating layer formed on the first conductive type region; a plurality of first electrodes contacting the first conductive type region through the first insulating layer and extended in a first direction; a plurality of first current collectors extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the plurality of first current collectors are electrically and physically connected to the plurality of first electrodes; a second conductive type region having a conductive type the same as the conductive type of the substrate, and having an impurity concentration that is higher than an impurity concentration of the substrate; a second insulating layer formed on the second conductive type region; a plurality of second electrodes contacting the second conductive type region through the second insulating layer and extended in the first directioType: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaewon Chang, Youngho Choe
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Publication number: 20180323328Abstract: A solar cell including a semiconductor layer containing first type impurities and having front and back surfaces, a first portion on the back surface of the semiconductor layer, the first portion being doped with second type impurities, a second portion on the back surface of the semiconductor layer, the second portion being more heavily doped with the first type impurities than the semiconductor layer, a third portion on the back surface of the semiconductor layer, the third portion being doped with the first type impurities more heavily than the semiconductor layer and less heavily than the second portion, a passivation layer on the back surface of the semiconductor layer and contacting the first portion, the second portion and the third portion, and having contact holes corresponding to the first portion and the second portion and an anti-reflection layer formed on the front surface of the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sunyoung KIM, Choul KIM, Youngho CHOE, Sungeun LEE