Photovoltaic cell interconnection
AssigneeKonarka Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRussell Gaudiana, Lian Li
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides photovoltaic modules. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells, at least two of which include a photosensitized nanomatrix layer and a charge carrier media. Preferably, the cells further include a catalytic media layer. The photovoltaic cells are disposed between a first electrical connection layer and a second electrical connection layer. In one embodiment, the cells are interconnected in series and the electrical connections layers each include conductive and insulative regions.
Claims33
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- first and second photovoltaic cells each including a photosensitized nanomatrix layer and a charge carrier media, and each being sandwiched between,
- a first flexible significantly light transmitting substrate having at least one insulator disposed thereon, the insulator electrically insulating at least a portion of the first photovoltaic cell from at least a portion of the second photovoltaic cell, and
- a second flexible significantly light transmitting substrate having a first and a second conductive element disposed thereon, the first conductive element being associated with and for directing module current through the first photovoltaic cell in a first direction and the second conductive element being associated with and for directing the module current through the second photovoltaic cell in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction.
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- first and second photovoltaic cells each including a photosensitized nanomatrix layer and a charge carrier media, and each being sandwiched between,
- a first flexible significantly light transmitting substrate having at least one insulator disposed thereon for electrically insulating at least a portion of the first cell from at least a portion of the second cell;
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- a second flexible significantly light transmitting substrate having a first conductor associated with the first photovoltaic cell, a second conductor associated with the second photovoltaic cell and a linking conductor disposed between the first and second conductors for providing an electrical connection between the first and second photovoltaic cells.
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- a first significantly light transmitting flexible substrate;
- a second significantly light transmitting flexible substrate;
- a first module section sandwiched between the first and second substrates, the first module section including,
- a first electrical conductor contacting the first substrate,
- a first photosensitized nanomatrix layer contacting the first electrical conductor,
- a first charge carrier media contacting the first photosensitized nanomatrix layer, and
- a second electrical conductor contacting the first charge carrier media and the second substrate,
- a second module section sandwiched between the first and second substrates,
- the second photovoltaic module section including,
- a third electrical conductor contacting the second substrate,
- a second photosensitized nanomatrix layer contacting the third electrical conductor,
- a second charge carrier media contacting the second photosensitized nanomatrix layer, and
- a fourth electrical conductor contacting the second charge carrier media and the first substrate;
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- a third module section including a linking conductor electrically interconnecting the first and second module sections.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.