According to a solar cell panel according to the present embodiment, a connection structure of a wiring unit for connecting a plurality of solar cells comprising first and second solar electrically connected to each other is improved. More particularly, the wiring unit comprises a first extension wiring and a second extension wiring, which correspond to each of the plurality of solar cells, the first extension wiring having a first outer portion extending outwards beyond a first side of a solar cell and a second extension wiring having a second outer portion extending outwards beyond a second side of the solar cell, the second side being opposite to the first side of the solar cell. A second extension wiring of the first solar cell and a first extension wiring of the second solar cell overlap each other to have a connection portion where they are connected to each other, and the connection portion includes an overlapping portion formed by the connection portion overlapping a portion of the first solar cell.

A process for encapsulating a photovoltaic cell, comprising the steps of: (1) sequentially laying back-panel, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (hereinafter referred to as EVA), cell group, EVA and glass from bottom to top; subsequently, laminating the module after all layers are aligned; (2) mounting accessories to the laminated module; the cell group comprises a plurality of cell pieces, which is electrically connected through electric conductors; a light-absorbing strip is disposed between the cell pieces, which is used to refract or reflect the light irradiating on the space between the cell pieces to other areas on the cell pieces; after aligning the light-absorbing strip to the spaces between the cell pieces, the laminating process of the module can be performed.

A photovoltaic cell includes an edge; an interconnection conductive track extending parallel to the edge to within 1.3 mm; and a plurality of electrodes, called “collection fingers”, extending parallel to each other and electrically connected to the interconnection track; the interconnection conductive track including a plurality of spaced-apart closed-contour conductive patterns, each closed-contour conductive pattern including a closed contour surrounding a portion of the first face.

A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a semiconductor material stack having a sodium at an atomic concentration greater than 1×10.sup.19/cm.sup.3, depositing a transparent conductive oxide layer over the semiconductor material stack, such that sodium atoms diffuse from the semiconductor material stack into the transparent conductive oxide layer, and contacting a physically exposed surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer with a fluid to remove sodium from the transparent conductive oxide layer.

Photovoltaic module device (1) comprising a photovoltaic module (4) and an electrical connection element of a first type (2), characterized in that the connection element of the first type comprises an electrical connector of a first type (24, 25) and a first mechanical link element (23, 26) from the photovoltaic module to the electrical connector of the first type.

A solar cell assembly having a flexible circuit is described. The solar cell assembly includes a solar cell having a solar-facing surface and a non-solar-facing surface, the solar cell comprising a cell corner. The solar cell assembly further includes a flexible circuit coupled to the non-solar-facing surface of the solar. The flexible circuit is substantially coextensive with the solar cell. The flexible circuit includes a flexible insulator including a plurality of edges aligned with the solar cell, a flexible corner extending past the cell corner, and a flexible tab extending from an edge of the plurality of edges. The flexible circuit includes a circuit substantially embedded in the flexible insulator. The circuit comprises a first electric contact exposed at a solar-facing side of the flexible corner, and a second electric contact exposed at a solar-facing side of the flexible tab.

A solar cell module and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell module includes a first solar cell and a second solar cell each including a plurality of first electrodes formed on a back surface of a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of second electrodes which are formed in parallel with the plurality of first electrodes on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate, a first auxiliary electrode connected to the plurality of first electrodes, and a second auxiliary electrode connected to the plurality of second electrodes, and an interconnector for electrically connecting the first auxiliary electrode of the first solar cell to the second auxiliary electrode of the second solar cell.

This solar-cell module and method is provided with a plurality of solar cells and a connecting member that connects the light-receiving-surface side of one solar cell to the back-surface side of an adjacent solar cell. Said connecting member comprises a conductor that includes the following: a flat section laid out on the light-receiving-surface side of the aforementioned one solar cell, a flat section laid out on the back-surface side of the other solar cell, and a middle section that joins said flat sections to each other. The hardness of a boundary region between one of the flat sections and the middle section is no more than 1.25 times the hardness of that flat section.

A shingled photovoltaic module with bypass diodes, includes four regions. Each region includes a plurality of cell strings consisting of crystalline silicon cells or crystalline silicon slice cells; the cell strings in the each region are connected in parallel with each other, and circuits between the regions are connected in series with each other; a first region and a second region are protected by one bypass diode, and a third region and a fourth region are protected by another bypass diode; the bypass diodes are positioned in a central part of the module; and positive electrode and negative electrode cables of the module are led out from a junction box which is located on a back side of the module and is close to an edge of the module.

In an example, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a solar module. The method includes providing a substrate member having a surface region, the surface region comprising a spatial region, a first end strip comprising a first edge region and a first interior region, the first interior region comprising a first bus bar, a plurality of strips, a second end strip comprising a second edge region and a second interior region, the second edge region comprising a second bus bar, the first end strip, the plurality of strips, and the second end strip arranged in parallel to each other and occupying the spatial region such that the first end strip, the second end strip, and the plurality of strips consists of a total number of five (5) strips. The method includes separating each of the plurality of strips, arranging the plurality of strips in a string configuration, and using the string in the solar module.