Patent ID: 6653550
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
An integrated thin-film photoelectric conversion module comprising a multi-layered film including a first electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a second electrode layer stacked on a main surface of a substrate, said multi-layered film including a cell region containing a plurality of photoelectric conversion cells connected in a series, a bypass diode region including a bypass diode and a connection region, said connection region failing to connect said bypass diode to any one of said cells when a said cell is subjected to reverse bias treatment, said connection region connecting said bypass diode in antiparallel to one or more of said cells connected in series after said one or more cells are subjected to the reverse bias treatment,wherein said connection region has said first electrode layer and said second electrode layer short-circuited to enable a reverse bias treatment of said bypass diode.