Jason Keyes

US Patent:

63038536, Oct 16, 2001

Filed:

Feb 17, 2000

Appl. No.:

9/506278

Inventors:

Lewis M. Fraas - Issaquah WA
Wilbert E. Daniels - Puyallup WA
James E. Avery - Fall City WA
John E. Samaras - Seattle WA
Jason B. Keyes - Seattle WA

Assignee:

JX Crystals Inc. - Issaquah WA

International Classification:

H01L 3100

US Classification:

136253

Abstract:

A shingle circuit array and a method of assembling the shingle circuit is provided. The array has a shingle circuit with a substrate, an insulation film layer, a metal layer and TPV cells connected to the metal layer in series forming a shingle pattern with terraces. The substrate is of CTE matched material. The metal layer may be copper pads deposited on the terraces. The TPV cells are bonded to the copper pads and may be GaSb cells. Substrate materials include AlSiC or a Cu/Invar/Cu laminate sheet. The AlSiC material may be a microstructure having a continuous Al-metal phase with a discrete SiC particulate phase. The substrate may also be an enameled cast-iron substrate. The shingle circuit array may be provided in a TPV generator.

US Patent:

62325450, May 15, 2001

Filed:

Aug 6, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/369263

Inventors:

John E. Samaras - Seattle WA
Jason B. Keyes - Seattle WA
James E. Avery - Fall City WA
Lewis M. Fraas - Issaquah WA

Assignee:

JX Crystals Inc. - Issaquah WA

International Classification:

H01L 3100

US Classification:

136253

Abstract:

A shingle circuit array and a method of assembling the shingle circuit is provided. The array has a shingle circuit with a substrate, an insulation film layer, a metal layer and TPV cells connected to the metal layer in series forming a shingle pattern with terraces. The substrate is of CTE matched material. The metal layer may be copper pads deposited on the terraces. The TPV cells are bonded to the copper pads and may be GaSb cells. Examples of substrate materials include AlSiC or a Cu/Invar/Cu laminate sheet. The AlSiC material may be a microstructure having a continuous Al-metal phase with a discrete SiC particulate phase. The shingle circuit array may be provided in a TPV generator.