Patent ID: 8143516

Claim:
A dye-sensitized solar cell module comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate facing one another; a plurality of unit cells between the first substrate and the second substrate, each unit cell of the plurality of unit cells comprising: a first electrode on one of the first substrate or the second substrate, and a second electrode on the other one of the first substrate or the second substrate such that the first electrode and the second electrode face one another; a dye at the first electrode; an electrolyte filling a space between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a sealant around a perimeter of the unit cell for sealing the electrolyte, the first electrode and the second electrode within the unit cell; and a plurality of conductive films on the first substrate and the second substrate, and spaced apart from each other to form insulation regions in spaces between the sealants of the plurality of unit cells, wherein the first electrode of one of the unit cells and the second electrode of another one of the unit cells are on one of the plurality of conductive films such that the one of the conductive films electrically couples the first electrode of the one of the unit cells to the second electrode of the another one of the unit cells, and wherein a conductive film of the plurality of conductive films on the first substrate couples and completely overlaps two adjacent ones of the unit cells in a first direction and another conductive film of the plurality of conductive films on the second substrate couples and completely overlaps two adjacent ones of the unit cells in a second direction that is different from the first direction.