Patent ID: 8656661

Claim:
A connecting device for photovoltaic-capable double-pane insulating glass that comprises a pair of insulating glass panes and an intermediate space between said pair of insulating glass panes, the connecting device comprising: at least one holding device laterally attachable to the photovoltaic-capable insulating glass; wherein said holding device has (i) an elongated shape extending in a first direction, a second direction and a third direction, the dimensions of the holding device being in the first direction a length, in the second direction a width and in the third direction a height, the length of the holding device being larger than both the width and the height, (ii) a planar tog side spanned by the first direction and second direction, and (iii) a bottom side which, in an installed state of the holding device, is open to the intermediate s ace to enable at least one flat-ribbon cable being inserted into a clamping device arranged in the holding device; wherein the width of the holding device is constant along the first direction, so that the holding device is insertable between the pair of insulating glass panes; wherein said at least one flat-ribbon cable serves to establish an electrical contact for a photovoltaic device accommodated in the intermediate space; and wherein said clamping device is provided with an electrical supply line such that the clamping device establishes an electrical clamping contact between the at least one flat-ribbon cable and the electrical supply line.