Patent ID: 7649140

Claim:
A photovoltaic module comprising: at least three substrates arranged in a closed-spaced parallel relationship to one another, the substrates comprising: a center substrate having first and second faces or two substrates back to back having displayed first and second faces, a first outer substrate having an inner and outer face, the first outer substrate being arranged so that the inner face of the first outer substrate and the first face are juxtaposed, and a second outer substrate having an inner and outer face, the second outer substrate being arranged so that the inner face of the second outer substrate and the second face are juxtaposed; front photovoltaic devices formed between the first outer substrate and the first face; connecting and/or dividing means placed between at least one pair of the front photovoltaic devices; and rear photovoltaic devices formed between the second outer substrate and the second face; wherein the front and rear photovoltaic devices are offset in such a way that the connecting and/or dividing means oppose active regions of the rear photovoltaic devices.