Patent ID: 7390961

Claim:
A solar cell module comprising: a first backside-contact solar cell having a plurality of spaced apart contact points of a positive electrical polarity on one end and a plurality of spaced apart contact points of a negative electrical polarity on another end; a second backside-contact solar cell having a plurality of spaced apart contact points of the positive electrical polarity on one end and a plurality of spaced apart contact points of the negative electrical polarity on another end; an interconnect electrically coupling multiple said contact points of the positive electrical polarity on a backside of the first backside-contact solar cell to multiple said contact points of the negative electrical polarity on a backside of the second backside-contact solar cell; and a shield placed between the interconnect and the first and second backside contact solar cells, the shield comprising a material which visually blocks the interconnect as viewed from front sides of the first and second backside-contact solar cells.