Patent ID: 9647160
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H01L,Y02E

Claim:
1. A photovoltaic module comprising: a first photovoltaic cell comprising a front side surface; a second photovoltaic cell comprising a back side surface; a conductive wire network comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the conductive wire network in electrical contact with the front side surface of the first photovoltaic cell, the second portion of the conductive wire network in electrical contact with the back side surface of the second photovoltaic cell; and a first pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) provided adjacent to a first interface between the first portion of the conductive wire network and the front side surface of the first photovoltaic cell, wherein the first PSA has a sufficient mechanical stability to support the first portion of the conductive wire network with respect to the front side surface of the first photovoltaic cell at an operating temperature of the photovoltaic module, wherein the first PSA comprises a pattern corresponding to individual wires of the conductive wire network that does not completely extend over the surface of the photovoltaic cell in between the individual wires of the conductive wire network.