Patent ID: 8716592

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic panel comprising: attaching a photovoltaic material layer directly onto a planar surface of a substrate having a plurality of edges, wherein the substrate is a transparent front panel of the thin film photovoltaic panel; applying a first adhesive layer in the form of a perimeter dam along the plurality of edges of the planar surface of the substrate; applying a second adhesive layer on a portion of the photovoltaic material layer after attaching the photovoltaic layer, wherein at least a portion of the second adhesive layer is bounded the perimeter dam on the planar surface of the substrate; applying the photovoltaic material layer and the substrate to a backing panel once the first and second adhesive layers have been applied to the planar surface; and securing the photovoltaic material layer and the substrate to the backing panel with at least a portion of the first adhesive layer and second adhesive layer once the photovoltaic material layer and the substrate have been applied to the backing panel.