Patent ID: 9602046
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim:
1. A photovoltaic device comprising: a three-dimensional multi-layered photovoltaic cell assembly in the form of a panel including at least: a body portion comprising: a relieving feature disposed in the main body portion that is a localized thinning of the main body portion, the localized thinning of the main body portion extending along the bottom peripheral edge of the main body portion and being located outside of the peripheral edge of the three-dimensional multi-layered photovoltaic cell assembly so that the relieving feature allows elastic deformation of the photovoltaic device over a temperature range, wherein the localized thinning has a depth of at least 50 percent that of a depth of the three-dimensional multi-layered photovoltaic cell assembly, and wherein the localized thinning of the main body portion is a channel; and at least one electrical connector assembly with a connector housing, the connector housing having an outer surface having a housing top surface, a housing bottom surface, and a housing peripheral edge connecting the housing top surface and the housing bottom surface, and the at least one connector housing is located between a portion of the relieving feature and the bottom peripheral edge of the main body portion.