Electrically connected and electrically interconnected large area photovoltaic cells and method of producing said cells

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Electrical intraconnections for a large area photovoltaic cells, electrical interconnections for adjacent large area photovoltaic cells and the methods of producing those connections are disclosed herein. The cells are, preferably, of the type which include a plurality of electrically isolated, small area segments sharing a common substrate, a seminconductor body atop the substrate and a transparent, conductive coating atop the semiconductor, body. The electrlcal interconnections include: an electrically-conductive strip interconnecting the small area segments of each large area to provide a first electrode of that cell; and access to the substrate from the layered surface of each large …