NOVELTY - The flexible article comprises a combination of a first photovoltaic cell and a flexible interconnection component, portions arranged in a structure having overall sheetlike form such that a length and width dimensions of the structure are much greater than a thickness dimension, and a second photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell has structure including a light incident top surface formed by a transparent or translucent first conductive material; and comprises a self supporting metal based foil. The interconnection component: is formed entirely by materials.    USE - The flexible article such as electroplateable article including solar cell electrical current collection grids, electrodes, electrical circuits, electrical traces, circuit boards, antennas, capacitors, induction heaters, connectors, switches and resistors is useful for producing modular arrays of photovoltaic cells, and for collecting the current from a top light incident surface of photovoltaic cells.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible article is capable of simply, efficiently and economically producing the modular arrays of the photovoltaic cells with high reliability and good conversion efficiency and without any deformation, achieves efficient collection and conveyance of power from photovoltaic power generating devices and effective integrated interconnections among photovoltaic cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The flexible article comprises a combination of a first photovoltaic cell and a flexible interconnection component, portions arranged in a structure having overall sheetlike form such that a length and width dimensions of the structure are much greater than a thickness dimension, and a second photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell has a structure including a light incident top surface formed by a transparent or translucent first conductive material; and comprises a self supporting metal based foil. The interconnection component: is formed entirely by materials in addition to those associated with the cell structure; and comprises a collection portion and an interconnection structure. The sheetlike form has a first side and an oppositely facing second side. The second side is intended to face upwardly towards a light source. The collection portion comprises transparent or translucent polymeric layers; and has a pattern comprising a second electrically conductive material. The first side is formed by the layers of transparent or translucent polymeric material. The pattern is directly positioned on the first side; extends over a preponderance of the light incident surface; comprises multiple parallel line segments that comprise a common monolithic material, a layer of nickel or nickel based alloy absent polymers and an electrically conductive polymer. The interconnection structure comprises additional electrically conductive material extending from the first side to the upwardly facing second side of the sheetlike form. The additional electrically conductive material is present in ohmic electrical communication with the pattern, extends from the first side to the second side of the sheetlike form through holes extending through the sheetlike form from the first side to the second side, and further extends over a portion of the second side. The combination has the first side of the sheetlike form associated with the collection portion overlaying the light incident top cell surface in facing relationship such that parts of both the first polymeric side and the pattern are arranged in direct physical contact with the light incident top cell surface. The transparent or translucent first conductive material comprises a conductive oxide. A semiconductor material covers the full expanse of an upward facing surface of the foil. The upward facing surface faces towards the light incident surface. The polymeric layer forming the first side associated with the collection portion comprises a thermoplastic polymeric adhesive having adhesive affinity for the light incident top surface. The adhesive characteristics are activated, when temperatures and pressure are increased sufficiently above ambient. The portions of the pattern are defined by printed material. The printed material has an ability to facilitate metal deposition. The parts in contact with the light incident surface comprise a metallic surface absent polymeric material. The electrically conductive polymer has adhesive affinity to the light incident surface. An adjacent pair of segments is parallel to each other over a segment length greater than one centimeter, and is separated by an uninterrupted intervening space. A common monolithic form extends throughout the entirely of the pattern. The pattern and the additional electrically conductive material extending from the first side to the second side of the sheetlike form comprise a monolithic material common to both. The common monolithic material comprises a continuous metal, and is present in direct physical contact with the electrically conductive bottom surface of the second cell. The pattern or the additional electrically conductive material comprises metal with a melting point or below the melting point of tin. The article has a length much greater than width. The second photovoltaic cell has an electrically conductive bottom surface portion facing away from a light incident top surface, and is positioned such that the conductive bottom surface portion of the second cell overlays a portion of the interconnection structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a top plan view of an article.    Photovoltaic cells (10)    First photovoltaic cell terminal edge (45)    Second photovoltaic cell terminal edge. (46)