Patent ID: 9583658
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H01L,Y02E

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: forming a top cover plate having a top distal end and a top proximal end, wherein the top cover plate is transparent to visible light; forming a contact frame on a bottom surface of the top cover plate, the contact frame comprising a first set of parallel electrically conductive lands, wherein each land of the first set is comprised of a transparent conducting material, and wherein each land of the first set is a rectangular shape bounded on a first side by the proximal end of the top cover plate, and on a second side by the distal end of the top cover plate, each land in communication with the bottom surface of the top cover plate, and having a height extending from the bottom surface of the top cover plate; forming bus bar on a top surface of a bottom cover plate, the bus bar comprising a second set of parallel electrically conductive lands, wherein each land of the second set is a rectangular shape bounded on a first side by a proximal end of the bottom cover plate, and on a second side by a distal end of the bottom cover plate; and placing an array of rows and columns of solar cell chips between the bottom cover plate and the top cover plate following the formation of the contact frame and the bus bar, each solar cell chip of the array of solar cell chips comprising an anode adjacent to a top surface and a cathode adjacent to a bottom surface of the solar cell chip, wherein the bus bar electrically contacts each cathode of each solar cell chip of the array of solar cell chips and the contact frame contacts each anode of each solar cell chip of the array of solar cell chips forming an opening between adjacent contact frames, the opening extending from the bottom surface of the top cover plate to the top surface of the chip and extending at least the height of the lands.