CPC H01L 31/0465 (2014.12) [B32B 37/26 (2013.01); H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01L 31/1876 (2013.01); H01L 31/1896 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0072 (2013.01); B32B 2305/22 (2013.01); B32B 2457/12 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of forming a photovoltaic apparatus, comprising:
placing a release sheet over a front sheet of a photovoltaic assembly, wherein:
the release sheet comprises a first plurality of fibers spaced apart in a first direction, and
the photovoltaic assembly comprises a photovoltaic device including an array of photovoltaic cells extending in the first direction; and
forming a plurality of structures on a first surface of the front sheet by performing a laminating process on the release sheet, the front sheet, and the photovoltaic assembly, wherein
the release sheet includes an outer frame disposed around the first plurality of fibers,
the outer frame includes a first surface extending from the front sheet at a first location to a back sheet of the photovoltaic assembly at a second location,
the release sheet is spaced apart from the front sheet and the back sheet of the photovoltaic assembly between the first location and the second location, and
an edge seal is molded between a first surface of the release sheet and the back sheet during the lamination process.
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