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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2011
Applicant:
Michael J. Nowlan, Arlington, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael J. Nowlan, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Spire Corporation, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0465 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0516 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01); Y10S 136/293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photovoltaic module comprises at least one string of back contact solar cells and a porous non-conductive layer behind the cells including thereon flexible conductive pathways electrically interconnecting the solar cells. There is a back sheet and an encapsulant between the back sheet and the porous non-conductive layer flowable through the porous non-conductive layer and bonding the back sheet to the solar cells.