Patent ID: 8148627

Claim:
A continuous solar cell interconnect for electrically connecting two adjacent back side contact solar cells, the solar cell interconnect comprising: a first portion having first and second tabs, the first tab being configured to electrically connect to a conductive pad of a first back side contact solar cell, the second tab being configured to electrically connect to a conductive pad of a second back side contact solar cell that is adjacent to the first back side contact solar cell, the first portion having an in-plane slit located in a first row, an in-plane slit located in a second row, and an in-plane slit located in a third row having first and second opposite ends, the third row being between the first and second rows, the in-plane slit in the third row being staggered with the in-plane slits in the first and second rows to form a first electrical current path that goes from the first tab, around the first end of the in-plane slit in the third row, and to the second tab, and a second electrical current path that goes from the first tab, around the second end of the in-plane slit in the third row, and to the second tab, the first and second electrical current paths being divergent electrical current paths; and a second portion having third and fourth tabs, the third tab being configured to electrically connect to a conductive pad of the first back side contact solar cell, the fourth tab being configured to electrically connect to a conductive pad of the second back side contact solar cell; wherein the solar cell interconnect has a solid plane between the first and second portions.