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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2009
Lars Stolt, Uppsala, SE;
Olle Lundberg, Uppsala, SE;
Peter Neretnieks, Taby, SE;
Johannes Segner, Kassel, DE;
Lars Stolt, Uppsala, SE;
Olle Lundberg, Uppsala, SE;
Peter Neretnieks, Taby, SE;
Johannes Segner, Kassel, DE;
Solibro Research AB, Uppsala, SE;
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a thin film solar cell device including a CIGS based thin film solar cell module (). Edge deletion by selective removal of a multilayer structure () that includes at least a front contact () and a CIGS layer () to expose the back contact () in at least a peripheral area () in the circumferential region () of the module () adjacent to a first longitudinal thin film solar cell segment () allows for contacting of the module () by attaching at least a first contacting element () to the back contact (). Preferably a blasting operation using simultaneous supply of blasting agents and gathering of debris in a blasting chamber () arranged on the thin film solar cell module () is used for the selective removal.