Apparatus and method for electrically connecting photovoltaic cells in a photovoltaic device

摘要

An apparatus and method is disclosed for simultaneously forming the reflector of a photovoltaic concentrator and the electrical connections between a plurality of photovoltaic cells. In some embodiments a photovoltaic device is disclosed using triangular prisms to concentrate light onto silicon cells, thereby reducing the amount of photovoltaic silicon required for generation of electrical power from sunlight without reducing the amount of light accepted by the device.