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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Scott Daniel Feldman-peabody, Golden, CO (US);
Luke W. Jacobson, Arvada, CO (US);
Robert A. Garber, Denver, CO (US);
Fred Harper Seymour, Evergreen, CO (US);
Troy Alan Berens, Evergreen, CO (US);
Scott Daniel Feldman-Peabody, Golden, CO (US);
Luke W. Jacobson, Arvada, CO (US);
Robert A. Garber, Denver, CO (US);
Fred Harper Seymour, Evergreen, CO (US);
Troy Alan Berens, Evergreen, CO (US);
First Solar, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Thin film photovoltaic devices are generally provided having three terminals. In one embodiment, the thin film photovoltaic device can include a first submodule defined by a first plurality of photovoltaic cells between a first dead cell and a first terminal cell; a second submodule defined by a second plurality of photovoltaic cells between a second dead cell and a second terminal cell; and a joint bus bar electrically connected to the first dead cell and the second dead cell. The first dead cell is adjacent to the second dead cell, with the first dead cell being separated from the second dead cell via a separation scribe. Methods are also generally provided for forming a thin film photovoltaic device.