MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE COMPRISING CELL ASSEMBLY

The present invention relates to the manufacture of a photovoltaic cell panel, said manufacture comprising the steps of: a) obtaining photovoltaic (PV) films that are each intended for a cell and are placed onto a front surface of a metal substrate; b) applying at least one conductive film (CG, CND) onto each front surface of a photovoltaic film; c) cutting up the substrate (SUB) so as to isolate the cells from each other; and d) encapsulating (ENC) the cells on a common mounting. According to the invention, steps d) and c) are reversed, so step d) relates to encapsulating the front surface of the substrate before step c), cutting the substrate up by the rear surface thereof. Additionally,-in step b), an area of the conductive film is extended over the substrate so that the conductive film simultaneously makes contact with the front surface of the photovoltaic film and the front surface of the substrate, and-in step c), the substrate is cut up so as to avoid short-circuiting between the photovoltaic cells, at least under the above-mentioned area of the conductive film and over a substrate width less than the width of the area.