| 摘要 |
<p>A photovoltaic device and a method for its manufacture. The device essentially comprises a thin film cell layer (14), a contact transfer release sheet (54), and a foil strip interconnect clip (80). The contact transfer release sheet (54) is bonded to the thin film cell layer (14) in vacuum deposition chambers (12) to produce a roll (62) of photovoltaic material. The photovoltaic material is then cut into segments that are referred to as thin film cell stickers (64). The thin film cell stickers have a barrier layer which is removable to expose a ready-to-apply sticker. The stickers (64) are then adhered to a substrate, like glass, and arranged, side by side, in a row (66). Row (66) of stickers (64) is formed into a series or parallel circuit using a conductive foil strip interconnect clip (80). The interconnect clip is used to complete the circuit between adjacent thin film stickers, preferably by crimping the interconnect to adjacent bus bar segments (87 and 91), of adjacent stickers (64).</p> |
