NOVELTY - The solar module connectable to an external terminal comprises a protective shell (318) including an internal space defined by a transparent front protective layer (304), a back protective layer (302) and a moisture barrier seal extending between sealing edges of the transparent front protective layer and the back protective layer, a solar cell disposed within the internal space so that a light receiving side of the solar cell faces the front protective layer and a back side of the solar cell faces the back protective sheet, and a wiring member for electrically connecting the solar cell.    USE - Used as a solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar module is flexible, has high conversion efficiencies and minimum moisture permeability, and can be economically fabricated with high-throughput and without any malfunction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar module connectable to an external terminal comprises a protective shell (318) including an internal space defined by a transparent front protective layer (304), a back protective layer (302) and a moisture barrier seal extending between sealing edges of the transparent front protective layer and the back protective layer, a solar cell disposed within the internal space so that a light receiving side of the solar cell faces the front protective layer and a back side of the solar cell faces the back protective sheet, a wiring member for electrically connecting the solar cell to the external terminal, an encapsulant material that fills a remainder of the internal space and surrounds the solar cell, and a shield material that is both an electrical insulator and a moisture barrier provided at a location corresponding to the hole such that the shield material seals the hole against moisture entering into the internal space and electrically insulates each of the first wire and the second wire from the metallic layer of the back protective sheet. The back protective sheet layer is a multilayer composite including a metallic layer (310A) and an insulator layer bonded to the metallic layer, and includes a hole extending through the back protective sheet between an inner surface and an outer surface. The wiring member is routed through the hole formed through the back protective sheet, and includes a first wire and a second wire. A water vapor transmission rate of the shield material is lower than the water vapor transmission rate of the encapsulant. The solar module further comprises a junction box (322) in which the external terminal is located. The junction box is attached to the outer surface of the back protective sheet. The hole comprises a first hole and a second hole so that the first wire extends through the first hole and the second wire extends through the second hole. The shield material is disposed at each of the first hole and second hole locations, is shaped as a tube around each of the first and second wires, and is an adhesive strip wrapped around each of the first and second wires. The light receiving side of each solar cell includes group IBIIIAVIA thin film, an amorphous silicon thin film and/or a cadmium telluride thin film. The shield material has a dielectric strength of 4000 V/mil, a volume resistivity of 1018 ohm-cm, and a water vapor transmission rate of less than 5 g/m2/day, and is disposed within 50% of the length of the through hole. The solar cell comprises interconnected solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar module including a junction box.    Back protective sheet (302)    Front protective sheet (304)    Metallic layer (310A)    Shield layer (316)    Protective shell (318)    Junction box. (322)