Photovoltaic module with flexible circuit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9842945
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15601479

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A photovoltaic module, and method of making, is disclosed in which a flexible circuit is electrically coupled to a plurality of photovoltaic cells, where the photovoltaic cells are electrically coupled in series to form a series of cells. Each photovoltaic cell has free-standing metallic articles coupled to the top and bottom surfaces of a semiconductor substrate. A cell interconnection element of each photovoltaic cell is electrically coupled to a free-standing metallic article of an adjacent photovoltaic cell, where the interconnection elements of the initial and final cells in the series serve as contact ends for the series of cells. Contact tabs of the flexible circuit are electrically coupled to the contact ends of the series of cells, and a junction box is electrically coupled to a junction box contact region of the flexible circuit.

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MERLIN SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC5891 RUE FERRARI SAN JOSE CA 95138

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de, la Fuente Vornbrock Alejandro San Carlos, US 9 56
Rudin, Arthur Morgan Hill, US 11 59
Tanner, David San Jose, US 111 1239

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