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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Yoshiyuki Nasuno, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nasuno, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Takeda, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An integrated thin-film solar battery is disclosed. The integrated thin film solar battery includes a plurality of series connected solar cell strings with one or more power collecting electrodes electrically joined to the string. The thin-film photoelectric conversion elements have a first transparent electrode layer and a second transparent electrode layer sandwiching a photoelectric conversion layer. The string has an element separating groove and the first electrode layer has an extending section having one end that crosses the element separating groove and extends to a region of an adjacent element. At least a portion of the first electrode layer just below the power collecting electrodes and another portion of the first electrode layer are insulated and separated from each other by at least one of an electrode separating line and an insulating line.