A photovoltaic panel includes: a plurality of power generation portions each having a light receiving surface, each power generation portion including a plurality of power generating elements each configured to generate power in accordance with an amount of received light; and a coupling portion configured to couple each power generation portion, wherein each power generation portion is coupled so as to be rotatable about the coupling portion used as a rotation axis, and the power generation portions are capable of, by being rotated, taking a light receiving position at which the power generation portions are located such that the light receiving surfaces of the power generation portions are oriented to an identical direction, and a fold position at which the power generation portions are located such that a set of the light receiving surfaces of the power generation portions face each other.

A photovoltaic module and a method for producing such modules is presented in which the resistance of the interconnects between neighboring photovoltaic cells is minimized and the dead-area is also minimized. This is achieved by routing the interconnects, in form of a finger, from a top contact of a first photovoltaic cell to a bottom contact of a second photovoltaic cell. The interconnect is isolated from the bottom contact of the first photovoltaic cell by means of the photovoltaic stack and the interconnect is connected to the bottom contact of the second photovoltaic cell in an opening of the photovoltaic stack.

A plurality of solar cells are sealed by an encapsulant between a first protective member and a second protective member. A fixing member fixes, among the plurality of solar cells, a first solar cell and a second solar cell that are adjacent to each other. The fixing member includes a release surface and a non-release surface that are oriented in opposite directions. The non-release surface has disposed thereon a first bonding region and a second bonding region that have adhesive strength, and a non-bonding region different from the first bonding region and the second bonding region.

A photovoltaic module has a flexible backing substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic cells, and an electrical conduit. The photovoltaic cells are mounted on the backing substrate. Each photovoltaic cell has a metallic article, the metallic article including a plurality of electroformed elements comprising a cell interconnection element integral with a continuous grid having a plurality of first elements intersecting a plurality of second elements. The electroformed elements are interconnected and integral, with the continuous grid in contact with the light-incident surface of the photovoltaic cell. The cell interconnection element extends beyond the light-incident surface and couples the continuous grid to a neighboring photovoltaic cell. The electrical conduit has a flexible strip of electrically conductive material. The electrical conduit electrically couples the cell interconnection element of a first photovoltaic cell in the plurality of photovoltaic cells to a neighboring second photovoltaic cell in the plurality of photovoltaic cells.

A solar cell module, a solar cell module assembly, and a solar photovoltaic power generation system capable of reducing power loss are provided. A light-concentrating panel configured to collect light which is incident from the outside and a plurality of solar cell elements installed on the light-concentrating panel and configured to receive light which is collected by the light-concentrating panel are provided. Each of the plurality of solar cell elements is provided with a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The plurality of solar cell elements include a first solar cell element and a second solar cell element which are connected to each other in series via connection wiring and a third solar cell element which is not connected to the first solar cell element and the second solar cell element in series. The first solar cell element and the second solar cell element configure a first current path, and the third solar cell element configures a second current path.

The present disclosure provides a solar cell module, comprising (a) a laminate substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, (b) a solar cell positioned on the first surface of the laminate substrate, (c) a first contact pad positioned on the first surface of the laminate substrate adjacent to the solar cell, (d) a second contact pad positioned on the second surface of the laminate substrate, (e) one or more vias positioned through the laminate substrate to electrically connect the first contact pad to the second contact pad, and (f) one or more interconnects extending from the solar cell and electrically coupling the solar cell to the first contact pad.

A high efficiency configuration for a solar cell module comprises solar cells arranged in a shingled manner to form super cells, which may be arranged to efficiently use the area of the solar module, reduce series resistance, and increase module efficiency. The solar cell module may comprise for example a series connected string of N greater than or equal to 25 rectangular or substantially rectangular solar cells having on average a breakdown voltage greater than about 10 volts, with the solar cells grouped into one or more super cells each of which comprises two or more of the solar cells arranged in line with long sides of adjacent solar cells overlapping and conductively bonded to each other, and with no single solar cell or group of <N solar cells in the string of solar cells individually electrically connected in parallel with a bypass diode.

In a photovoltaic module (1) comprising a plurality of electrically interconnected solar cells (2) embedded in an encapsulation film(5) at least on one side and arranged at a distance from one another, and, if appropriate, a rear-side film (6) and a light-transmissive cover plate, light-guiding films forming prism-like structures (4) are integrated in regions of the photovoltaic module (1) that are free of solar cells (2) and the prism-like structures (4) and complementary air and gas pockets (8) are arranged alternately. The prism-like structures (4) of the light-guiding films are arranged in such a way that light impinging on the light-guiding, prism-like structures (4) is guided in the direction of the solar cells (2). An encapsulation film (5) is arranged on both sides of the solar cell and the light-guiding film forming prism-like structures (4) is arranged within the encapsulation film (5), and the light-guiding films forming prism-like structures (4) are covered, if appropriate, by a transparent polymer film (6, 12).

A photovoltaic cell module includes a photovoltaic cell panel whose planar shape is a rectangular shape; an insulating material adhered to the photovoltaic cell panel, so as to cover the photovoltaic cell panel from an outer peripheral part on a light receiving surface side, via a side end surface, to an outer peripheral part on a back surface side; and a frame member configured to protect a periphery of the photovoltaic cell panel to which the insulating material is adhered, wherein among a first side and a second side of the photovoltaic cell panel facing each other, at least on the first side, the insulating material, which is adhered to the light receiving surface and the side end surface of the photovoltaic cell panel, and the frame member can be spaced apart from each other.

A solar cell unit having a semiconductor body formed as a solar cell and having a front side and a back side, a carrier with a top side enclosed by at least four edges, a bottom side, and a first contact surface, formed on the top side and connected to the first terminal contact, and a second contact surface, connected to the second terminal contact and spaced apart from the first contact surface, and a secondary optical element. A back side of the semiconductor body is non-positively connected to a part of the top side of the carrier. The secondary optical element guides light to the front side of the semiconductor body and at least parts of the bottom side of the secondary optical element are non-positively connected to the front side of the semiconductor body and/or to the top side of the carrier by a polymer adhesive layer.