Patent ID: 7999174
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: H01L,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A solar photovoltaic module structure having reduced manufacturing cost and improved conversion efficiency, comprising: a plurality of three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells within said solar photovoltaic module structure, each three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cell comprising: a top encapsulant material layer positioned on said light capturing surface of said three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cell substrate; a printed circuit board positioned on a surface other than said light capturing surface of said three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cell substrate and electrically interconnecting said base and emitter metallization regions of said plurality of three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells; a rear encapsulant layer adjacent to said printed circuit board opposite said three-dimensional monocrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells; and a protective back sheet adjacent to said rear encapsulant layer.