Process for manufacturing a solar cell string, solar cell string, processing device for a solar cell string, and use of such a processing device for manufacturing a solar cell string

A method for producing a solar cell string, the method comprising:

• providing a solar cell stack having at least five solar cells (1), which each have a front side and a rear side, wherein the solar cells (1) are arranged in overlapping fashion, such that for each solar cell (1) a marginal contacting region on the front side (2) of the solar cell (1) and a marginal contacting region on the rear side (3) of the solar cell (1) are not covered by an adjacent solar cell (1),
• forming electrically conductive connections between the solar cells (1) by:
• arranging an electrically conductive first connecting element (4) on the solar cell stack and forming electrically conductive connections, such that the first connecting element (4) is electrically conductively connected on a first side of the solar cell stack to the contacting regions of the solar cells (1) on the first side;
• dividing the first connecting element (4) into a first group of cell connectors (11), such that pairs of adjacent solar cells (1) are electrically conductively connected to one another on the first side of the solar cell stack by the cell connectors (11) of the first group;
• arranging an electrically conductive second connecting element (5) on the solar cell stack and forming electrically conductive connections, such that the second connecting element (5) is electrically conductively connected on a second side of the solar cell stack to the contacting regions of the solar cells on the second side;
• dividing the second connecting element (5) into a second group of cell connectors (12), such that pairs of adjacent solar cells (1) are electrically conductively connected to one another on the second side of the solar cell stack by the cell connectors (12) of the second group.