4thD Solar with Merlin Grid

The monocrystalline high efficiency SR cells are sandwiched by two patented metallic grids. The grid on the front is carefully tailored to optimize the current harvesting, while the one behind the cell offers strong mechanical support. The grids essentially form a double shield that acts as a conducting reinforcement to the solar cell. Extreme crack and bend tolerance are built in, enabling novel crystalline silicon architectures.  At the core of Merlin Solar’s patented technology is an innovative pair of metal grids that serve as intra-cell and inter-cell interconnects. The same copper and solder as any other bus bar cell are used, but with 20 more redundant lines and 2,000+ interconnects, not only enable to extract more power but also dramatically improve the reliability, performance and ruggedness of the solar panels.  That is 200 times more interconnects when compared to the competition.