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AssigneePrimestar Solar, Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Vernooy, Jeffrey Todd Knapp
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Photovoltaic devices are provided that can include a transparent substrate defining a front surface; a plurality of thin film layers on an inner surface of the transparent substrate that is opposite of the front surface; a first lead connected to one of the photovoltaic cells defined by the plurality of thin film layers; an encapsulation substrate defining a connection aperture through which the first lead extends upon lamination of the encapsulation substrate and the transparent substrate together; and, a reinforcement element positioned on the front surface of the transparent substrate opposite from the connection aperture defined in the encapsulation substrate. Methods and kits are also provided for strengthening a photovoltaic device.
A photovoltaic device, comprising:
A method of strengthening a photovoltaic device that includes an encapsulation substrate defining a connection aperture and a transparent substrate, wherein a first lead extends through the connection aperture from a plurality of thin film layers on an inner surface of the transparent substrate that is opposite of a front surface, wherein the plurality of thin film layers define a plurality of photovoltaic cells connected to each other in a circuit, and wherein the first lead is connected to one part of the circuit, the method comprising:
A kit for use with a transparent substrate defining a plurality of photovoltaic cells connected in series to each other on an inner surface and a first lead connected to one of the photovoltaic cells, wherein the transparent substrate defines a front surface opposite to the inner surface;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.