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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1986
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1984
John G Willis, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mobil Solar Energy Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for electrically interconnecting a plurality of solar cells in series using a multi-faced drum, a first bus spool having an associated first bus strip, and a second bus spool having an associated second bus strip, wherein the method involves placing a solar cell on the then-current top face of the drum so that its top electrode underlies the first bus strip and its bottom electrode overlies the second bus strip, indexing the drum forward one face as the first bus spool is lowered and the second bus spool is raised, placing a new solar cell on the then-current top face of the drum so that its top electrode underlies the second bus strip and its bottom electrode overlies the first bus strip, indexing the drum forward another face as the first bus spool is raised and the second bus spool is lowered, and continuing the foregoing process as desired to interweave the first and second bus strips between additional solar cells. After the first and second bus strips are attached to the electrodes of the several solar cells, they are alternately severed between adjacent solar cells so as to complete the electrical interconnection of the cells in series.