MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202418066547 A) filed by First Solar, Inc. on September 03, 2024, for Photovoltaic Devices And Methods Of Making.
Inventors include Dirubio, Christopher; Gloeckler, Markus; Li, Weixin; Malik, Richard, Jr. Number; Maxwell, Riley; Sharrer, Jason; and Trivedi, Jigish Filed On.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: Photovoltaic devices, and methods of making the same, are described. A photovoltaic device comprises a plurality of electrically connected photovoltaic cells, wherein the photovoltaic cells comprise a conducting layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing an absorber layer; an insulating material disposed on the second surface over at least one of the photovoltaic cells; a conductive member on the insulating material, wherein the insulating material is configured to electrically insulate the conductive member from the second surface; a bus member electrically coupled to the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells and to the conductive member; and an edge seal comprising a sealant material extending over at least a portion of the one of the plurality of photovoltaic cells; wherein the bus member is disposed between the edge seal and the plurality of photovoltaic cells.
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