Patent ID: 8658883

Claim:
A solar cell module comprising: a substrate; a plurality of unit cells, each cell including a first electrode, a semiconductor layer, and a second electrode that are sequentially deposited on the substrate; a first sub-module and a second sub-module having the unit cells, respectively, the first sub-module including first to N-th unit cells that are sequentially disposed, and the second sub-module including (N+1)-th to 2N-th unit cells that are sequentially disposed, the first to N-th unit cells and the (N+1)-th to 2N-th unit cells are sequentially disposed along the same direction; a first longitudinal pattern dividing the unit cells of the first sub-module, and a second longitudinal pattern dividing the unit cells of the second sub-module, wherein the first longitudinal pattern and the second longitudinal pattern respectively include: a first pattern region patterned in a longitudinal direction to pass through the first electrode; a second pattern region patterned in the longitudinal direction to pass through the semiconductor layer; and a third pattern region patterned in the longitudinal direction to pass through the semiconductor layer and the second electrode; a transverse pattern dividing the first sub-module and the second sub-module, the transverse pattern including the first electrode, the semiconductor layer, and the second electrode extending along an entire length of the transverse pattern dividing the first sub-module and the second sub-module, wherein the transverse pattern includes: a fourth pattern region patterned in a transverse direction to pass through the first electrode; a fifth pattern region patterned in the transverse direction to pass through the semiconductor layer; and a sixth pattern region patterned in the transverse direction to pass through the semiconductor layer and the second electrode; and an insulating portion disposed near the transverse pattern and insulating between the first sub-module and the second sub-module, wherein; the unit cells of the first sub-module are connected in series through the first longitudinal pattern, the unit cells of the second sub-module are connected in series through the second longitudinal pattern, and the N-th unit cell of the first sub-module and the (N+1)-th unit cell of the second sub-module are connected in series through the transverse pattern.