Abstract
Photovoltaic sub-cell interconnect systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device comprises a thin film stack of layers deposited upon a substrate, wherein the thin film stack layers are subdivided into a plurality of sub-cells interconnected in series by a plurality of electrical interconnection structures; and wherein the plurality of electrical interconnection structures each comprise no more than two scribes that penetrate into the thin film stack layers.
Original language | American English |
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Patent number | 9,647,158 |
Filing date | 9/05/17 |
State | Published - 2017 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/PT-5K00-69097
Keywords
- interconnect systems
- photovoltaic systems