Method of fabricating thin-film photovoltaic module
US6455347B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention provides a method of fabricating a thin-film photovoltaic module having a structure in which a plurality of thin films are stacked. This method includes postulating a substrate temperature during laser scribing for each thin film, determining a scanning pattern by taking account of the size of the substrate at the postulated temperature, and dividing each thin film in accordance with the scanning pattern while keeping the substrate temperature at the postulated temperature or a temperature in its neighborhood.
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