Patent ID: 8940998
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: C25D,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An electrical component for a photovoltaic cell, the electrical component comprising: a metallic article comprising a plurality of electroformed elements, the plurality of electroformed elements comprising a cell interconnection element integral with a continuous grid having a plurality of first elements intersecting a plurality of second elements, and wherein the cell interconnection element is configured to directly couple the grid to a neighboring cell; wherein the cell interconnection element spans a length of the continuous grid, and comprises a first region having a plurality of segments and a second region configured as a strip to which the plurality of segments are coupled; wherein each electroformed element in the continuous grid has a height and a width, wherein the ratio of the height to the width is an aspect ratio, and wherein a majority of the electroformed elements have an aspect ratio greater than 1; wherein the electroformed elements are interconnected and integral such that the metallic article is a unitary, free-standing piece, and wherein the electroformed elements are configured to serve as an electrical conduit for a light-incident surface of a photovoltaic cell, with the continuous grid in contact with the light-incident surface and the cell interconnection element configured to extend beyond the light-incident surface.