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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1982
Masatsugu Izu, Southfield, MI (US);
Prem Nath, Rochester, MI (US);
Arthur Holland, Washington, MI (US);
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
Electrical interconnections for a large area photovoltaic cells, electrical interconnections for adjacent large area photovoltaic cells and the methods of producing those connections are disclosed herein. The cells are, preferably, of the type which include a plurality of electrically isolated, small area segments sharing a common substrate, a semiconductor body atop the substrate and a transparent, conductive coating atop the semiconductor body. The electrical interconnections include: an electrically-conductive strip interconnecting the small area segments of each large area to provide a first electrode of that cell; and access to the substrate from the layered surface of each large area cell to provide the second electrode of that cell. The electrodes may be electrically-interconnected in series or parallel.