摘要 |
Photovoltaic devices (10) including an insulating layer (20) and an intra-laminate disk layer (22) on a plurality of thin film layers (16) are provided. A first conductive strip, defining a first lead (25), is positioned on the insulating layer and connected to a first bus bar. A second conductive strip is positioned on the insulating layer and connected to a second bus bar. An adhesive layer (30) is over the device (10) and defines an adhesive gap (31) through which the first lead (25) and the second lead (26) extend. An encapsulating substrate (14) is on the adhesive layer, and defines a connection aperture through which the first lead and the second lead extend. The intra-laminate disk layer (22) is positioned under the adhesive gap defined by the adhesive layer (30) and the connection aperture defined by the encapsulating substrate. Methods (40) of manufacturing photovoltaic devices (10) are also provided. |