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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
May. 03, 1985
Gary B Turner, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Don L Morel, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Robert R Gay, Granada Hills, CA (US);
Arvind Halani, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Dale E Tarrant, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Cells of a thin film solar module having opposed upper and lower electrodes are connected in series by a plurality of discrete conductive regions extending between each upper electrode and the lower electrode of an adjoining cell. In a preferred embodiment, the opposite electrodes of adjoining cells overlap one another and one of the electrodes is a transparent conductive pad with a thickened metal-containing portion to aid in interconnection. In another embodiment, the conductive regions are formed by applying laser pulses to spaced locations along the areas of electrode overlap, after which a conductor may be deposited into cavities formed by the laser pulses.