Patent ID: 6166322
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
A crystalline silicon based solar cell module comprising:(a) a superstrate layer containing a light transmitting safety glass;(b) a substrate layer containing a weather-resistance polymer;(c) a crystalline silicon based solar cell array containing a plurality of crystalline silicon based solar cells;(d) a plurality of interconnects each being welded to said silicon based solar cells at both ends thereof, wherein each said interconnect electrically connects between a top electrode of one of said silicon based solar cells at one end of said interconnect and a bottom electrode of an adjacent said silicon based solar cell at the other end of said interconnect; and(e) a hot melt adhesive applied on both ends of each said interconnect, wherein said hot melt adhesive is applied on and around both ends of said interconnect so as to reinforce an adhesion and reduce mechanical and thermal stresses between each said end of said interconnect and said crystalline silicon based solar cell.