Patent ID: 7888585

Claim:
A photovoltaic module comprising interconnected submodules with a transparent front electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a back electrode layer which have separating lines in each case for forming series-connected strip-shaped photovoltaic cells, the two outer cells of each submodule constituting tap cells for current collection, the adjacent outer cells of two adjacent submodules form a single common tap cell, the separating lines of the two adjacent submodules being disposed mirror-symmetrically with respect to the common tap cell, and the tap cells being contacted on the back electrode layer with contact strips for current output, wherein the tap cells each have at least two spaced contact areas separated by separating lines for current collection while maintaining the photoactivity outside said spaced contact areas, wherein for a tap cell with a negative pole, the separating lines are provided in the front electrode layer, wherein for a tap cell with a positive pole, the separating lines are provided in the back electrode layer or in the back electrode layer and semiconductor layer, and wherein the semiconductor layer includes at least one additional separating line within each of the spaced contact areas for current collection of the tap cell having a positive pole, and the corresponding contact strip for current output is isolated electrically from the back electrode outside the spaced contact areas.