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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2007
Applicant:
Wataru Shinohara, Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Wataru Shinohara, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02N 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This photovoltaic apparatus comprises a second groove for electrically isolating first and second back electrodes from each other, a third groove formed on a region located between a first groove and the second groove to cut at least an intermediate layer from the upper surface of the second back electrode, a first insulating member embedded in the third groove to cover at least a cut portion of the intermediate layer and a conductive member electrically connected to the first substrate electrode on a region located between the second and third grooves and electrically connected to the second back electrode across the third groove.