Patent ID: 7663055
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic module comprising: first and second substrates separated by a peripheral seal, the first and second substrates and the peripheral seal defining an internal volume; a photovoltaic cell within the internal volume; a connecting conductor within the internal volume, the connecting conductor having one end connected to the photovoltaic cell and a free end resting on the first substrate; a blade conductor passing through the seal, the blade conductor having an internal end within the internal volume, resting on the second substrate and in weldless contact with the free end of the connecting conductor, the weldless contact being established between (1) an angled portion of one of the connecting conductor and the blade conductor and (2) the other of the connecting conductor and the blade conductor; and an external connector terminal comprising insulating material glued to one end of the module and embedding an external connector connected to the blade conductor, wherein the internal volume is at a negative pressure with respect to an ambient pressure, promoting the contact between the internal end of the blade conductor and the free end of the connecting conductor.