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US 2021/0280729 A1Published application
Photovoltaic devices and methods of making
AssigneeFirst Solar, Inc.
InventorsJames Armour, Edmund Elce, Albert Mui, Allan Ward
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Abstract
Photovoltaic devices, and methods of making the same, are described.
Claims16
A photovoltaic device comprising:
- a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells, wherein the photovoltaic cells include at least one latch cell;
- an interlayer over the plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells, wherein the interlayer includes vias exposing the at least one latch cell in the plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells;
- a back support over the interlayer, the back support having a first surface and a second surface, with the first surface facing the plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells and the second surface forming an exterior of the device, with a conductive member coupled to the first surface of the back support;
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- an activated adhesive compound electrically connecting the at least one latch cell to the conductive member through the vias.
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A method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device comprising:
- positioning an interlayer on a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells, with the photovoltaic cells including at least one latch cell exposed on the plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells through vias in the interlayer;
- injecting an adhesive compound onto the at least one latch cell through the vias;
- positioning a back support onto the interlayer, the back support having a first surface and a second surface, with the first surface facing the plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells and the second surface forming an exterior of the device, with a conductive member coupled to the first surface of the back support over the vias in contact with the adhesive compound;
- activating the adhesive compound to electrically connect the at least one latch cell to the conductive member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.