NOVELTY - Flexible photovoltaic module comprises: a flexible substrate (14) having integrated electrically conductive portions; and an array of functional tiles on the substrate, where the functional tiles (which include solar cell tiles) are separated by a spacing which determines the bending radius of the module. The functional tiles (12) are at least partially in electrical contact with the electrically conductive portions, where the solar tiles are electrically connected in one of either electrical series or parallel configuration to produce an electrical power output.    USE - Used as flexible photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The module: has great physical flexibility allowing the substrate to flex in all axes of movement; provides connections that carry relatively high currents, and low resistance; is integrated with bypass diodes which prevents shading loss and reduces loss due to damage to the solar module; has improved light capture due to anti-reflective properties; repels dust and other surface deposits; provides scratch resistance; achieves desired output voltage; is multifunctional for environmental monitoring or in military environments; provides low contact resistance between the cell tiles and the conductive traces on the substrate; utilizes insulation layer that prevents shorting of the front and back contacts when depositing the connection; and can be obtained in a cost effective manner with high performance and receptivity to different wavelengths of light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing flexible photovoltaic modules comprising: manufacturing at least one functional material; forming the functional material into functional tiles; mounting the functional tiles onto a flexible substrate into the array of functional tiles with spacing between the tiles to provide flexibility; and forming circuitry on the flexible substrate to electrically connect the functional tiles to one of either input/output circuitry or other tiles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the photovoltaic tiles on a flexible substrate.    Tiles or flakes (12)    Flexible substrate (14)    Rollers (16, 18)