Patent ID: 8222513

Claim:
An article comprising a combination of a first photovoltaic cell and an interconnection component wherein, said first photovoltaic cell has a light incident top surface formed of a transparent or translucent first electrically conductive material, said interconnection component is flexible and further comprises a structure having a sheetlike shape whereby said sheetlike shaped structure has length, width and thickness and wherein the length and width are greater than the thickness, said sheetlike shaped structure has an exterior first side and an oppositely facing exterior second side, said second side intended to face upwardly toward a light source, and wherein at least a portion of said exterior first side is substantially parallel to at least a portion of said exterior second side, said sheetlike shaped structure is further characterized as comprising a collection portion and an interconnection structure, said collection portion comprises one or more layers of transparent or translucent polymeric material and wherein said exterior first side of said sheetlike shaped structure associated with said collection portion is formed of said one of more layers of transparent or translucent polymeric material, said collection portion is further characterized as having a pattern comprising a second electrically conductive material, said pattern being positioned directly on said exterior first side of said sheetlike shaped structure associated with said collection portion, said interconnection structure comprises additional electrically conductive material extending from said exterior first side to said exterior second side of said sheetlike shaped structure, said additional conductive material being in ohmic electrical communication with said pattern, said combination has said exterior first side of said sheetlike shaped structure associated with said collection portion overlaying said light incident top cell surface in facing relationship such that parts of both said exterior first side associated with said collection portion and said pattern are in direct physical contact with said light incident top cell surface of said first photovoltaic cell and, said pattern extends over a preponderance of said light incident top surface.