ARRANGEMENTS OF SUBSTRINGS IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES

Aspects of the disclosure relate to static configurations and arrangement of substrings of photovoltaic (PV) cell arrays or PV modules to electrically parallelly connect and spatially distribute substrings in PV cell arrays mitigating the partial shade and/or mismatch condition and decrease complexity of PV module production. Further aspects relate to substrings of serially electrically connected PV cells that may be electrically connected in parallel and arranged such that conductor intersection is minimized or substantially eliminated outside of a junction box. Further aspects of the disclosure relate to utilizing rear contact PV cells and conductive backsheets to effectuate electrically parallel connected and spatially distributed substrings.