Patent ID: 9171991
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: H01L,H02S,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for making sheets of interconnected solar cells, comprising: a) providing a plurality of continuous strips of solar cell material each comprising a flexible substrate, a conductive back contact region, a photoactive region, and a transparent conductive region; b) adhering the continuous strips of solar cell material to a continuous backing sheet such that the flexible substrate contacts the backing sheet and a gap is formed between adjacent strips; c) applying an insulating material over a predetermined region of the edge of each of the strips on each side of the gap, said insulating material contacting a region of the top surface of the strips of solar cell and at least a portion of the backing sheet on each side of the gap; d) forming a plurality of bonding pads on one end of each of the strips disposed on one side of the gap by selectively removing a portion of the insulating material and the photoactive region to expose a portion of the back contact region; e) providing at least one electrically conductive wire across the plurality of continuous strips of solar cell material such that the at least one electrically conductive wire is in electrical contact with the bonding pads of the plurality of strips of solar cell material and the transparent conductive region and; f) cutting the at least one electrically conductive wire on one side of each of the bonding pads to form cut regions.