Method of manufacturing thin film photovoltaic modules
US7259321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F71/00
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic module comprising series connected cells, the cells comprising a front contact, a back contact and a photovoltaically active region positioned between the front and back contacts, the series connected cell being formed by scribing a front contact layer, a photovoltaically active layer and a back contact layer on a substrate, the method comprising laser scribing at least one of the front contact layer, the photovoltaically active layer or the back contact layer to form laser scribes using a laser beam scanned rapidly over the layer.
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