Patent ID: 9634167
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B32B,B60K,H01L,Y02E,Y02T

Claim:
1. A solar cell module comprising: a first protective member having a curved surface with a prescribed radius of curvature set in at least a first direction; a first filling material arranged upon the first protective member; a plurality of solar cells arranged upon the first filling material, each of the solar cells including a photoelectric converter and a collecting electrode provided on the photoelectric converter; a second filling material arranged upon the plurality of solar cells; a second protective member arranged upon the second filling material; and a connection member; wherein the plurality of solar cells comprises a first solar cell and a second solar cell that are adjacent to each other; the connection member is disposed between the first solar cell and the second solar cell in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; the connection member is connected, on a back-surface side, to the collecting electrode on a light-receiving surface side of the first solar cell; the connection member is connected, on a front-surface side, to the collecting electrode on a back-surface side of the second solar cell to thereby electrically connect between the collecting electrode of the first solar cell and the collecting electrode of the second solar cell; an end cross-section of each of the plurality of solar cells located at an end in the second direction and extending in the first direction has a waveform shape; wherein the end of the first solar cell and the end of the second solar cell face each other; and at the ends where the first solar cell and the second solar cell face each other, the waveform shape of the end cross-section at a position where the connection member is connected to the first solar cell is a valley, and the waveform shape of the end cross-section at a position where the connection member is connected to the second solar cell is a peak.