Patent ID: 8912426
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic device comprising: a multilayered photovoltaic cell assembly comprised of: a body portion comprised of: wherein (A) the segment of the barrier layer peripheral edge that is molded to the portion of the body portion has rounded barrier perimeter corners within the segment and (B) the device further includes at least one component of a connector assembly at least partially embedded in the body side surface portion and the connector assembly component includes a connector assembly lower surface portion, a connector assembly upper surface portion and a connector assembly side surface portion spanning between the connector assembly upper surface portion and connector assembly lower surface portion which forms a connector assembly peripheral edge, wherein the connector assembly peripheral edge that is closest to the interface region has at least one rounded connector corner, and the connector assembly is in electrical communication with the photovoltaic cell layer; wherein the photovoltaic device further comprises a reduced thickness region located between the interface region and fastening region, the reduced thickness region being a region of the photovoltaic device with reduced thickness oriented along a dimension which is parallel to a straight portion of the interface region closest to the fastening region.