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A photovoltaic array comprises a continuous semiconductor body with a plurality of spaced apart first and second electrical contacts on respective opposed surfaces of the body, thereby forming a plurality of photovoltaic cells with the cells series-connected to provide a higher output voltage. The i

A photovoltaic array comprises a continuous semiconductor body with a plurality of spaced apart first and second electrical contacts on respective opposed surfaces of the body, thereby forming a plurality of photovoltaic cells with the cells series-connected to provide a higher output voltage. The invention is a series-connected array wherein the series connection between a pair of adjacent photovoltaic cells comprises a plurality of openings extending through the semiconductor body with an electrical contact of one cell extending into the plurality of openings to provide a connection with an opposed electrical contact of the next adjacent cell.

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In a photovoltaic array comprising a plurality of series-connected photovoltaic cells, comprising a plurality of spaced apart electrically conducting segments, a continuous semiconductor body with a rectifying junction therein overlying said segments and a corresponding plurality of spaced apart ele

In a photovoltaic array comprising a plurality of series-connected photovoltaic cells, comprising a plurality of spaced apart electrically conducting segments, a continuous semiconductor body with a rectifying junction therein overlying said segments and a corresponding plurality of spaced apart electrically conducting regions overlying the body in opposing relation to said plurality of conducting segments, each cell comprising a conducting segment, the overlaying portion of the semiconductor body, and the corresponding conducting region; the improvement wherein the series connection between a first photovoltaic cell and an adjacent photovoltaic cell comprises a plurality of separate openings through the semiconductor body of the first cell with the conducting region of the adjacent cell extending into the openings and contacting the conducting segment of the first cell.