Inventors:
Marty W. Degroot - Midland MI, US
Narayan Ramesh - Midland MI, US
Stephen J. Marinella - Chandler AZ, US
Zachary J. Marinella - Chandler AZ, US
David J. Perkon - Mesa AZ, US
Jeffrey P. Wilkinson - Tempe AZ, US
International Classification:
H01L 21/66
Abstract:
A method of providing a plurality of classified photovoltaic articles, including the steps of providing a first photo-voltaic element that includes a plurality of photovoltaic articles on a continuous flexible substrate, forming a electrically insulating material on the first photovoltaic element at one or more predetermined locations, separating adjacent photovoltaic articles from each other, determining an efficiency of each photovoltaic article by measuring its current-voltage characteristics, and classifying each photovoltaic article according to its efficiency.