Patent ID: 8188363

Claim:
A solar cell module comprising: a frame of the solar cell module; a plurality of interconnected solar cells, each of the solar cells having a front side that faces the sun during normal operation and a backside opposite the front side; a transparent cover over front sides of the solar cells, the transparent cover comprising glass and being a topmost layer over the front sides of the solar cells; an electrical insulator formed between the transparent cover and the front sides of the solar cells, the electrical insulator being formed end-to-end of the module such that the electrical insulator prevents electrical charges from leaking from the front sides of the solar cells to the frame of the solar cell module through the transparent cover, the electrical insulator comprising a fluorocarbon; a backsheet on the backsides of the solar cells; and an encapsulant bonding the solar cells, the transparent cover, the insulator, and the backsheet to form a protective package.