TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Components: The collection structure comprises a series of substantially parallel lines of a material with lower sheet resistance than the exposed top surface. The series of substantially parallel lines is generally perpendicular to the direction of the conductive elements. The conductive elements are connected to terminal bars at both ends of the assembly. The first encapsulant layer and the second encapsulant layer comprise multiple layers, where the first layer proximal to the top and bottom cell surfaces is a thermoplastic material with a higher melting point than the subsequent layers. The top surface comprises a transparent conductive oxide. The photovoltaic cell assembly comprises at least five photovoltaic cells and at least three conductive elements. The non-conductive layer portion comprises a liquid dielectric that is cured via UV radiation. The first encapsulant layer, the second encapsulant layer, or both comprise at least a first and a second layer, where the first layer has a higher melting temperature (Tm) than the second layer. Preferred Parameters: The number of conductive elements and the cross section width of the conductive elements are selected so that a total power loss due to line resistance of the conductive elements and the shading of the conductive elements is less than 6% according to the equation: Total power loss=(power loss due to shading) + (power loss due to resistive line losses)=((p(I/n)(l))/(V)(A)) + (n(l')(d)) where p is the resistivity of the conductive element, I is the current generated by the photovoltaic device, n is the number of conductive elements, l is the length of the conductive elements, V is the voltage generated by the photovoltaic device, A is the cross sectional area of the conductive elements, l' is the length of the conductive element that covers the top surface of the photovoltaic cell, and d is the diameter of the conductive element. The power loss contributed by shading is between 30-70% of the total power loss caused by shading and resistive losses. The cross section width of the conductive elements is greater than the thickness of the first and second encapsulant layer. A cross-section width of the conductive elements is less than 0.5 mm and greater than 0.1 mm. An overlap of the conductive elements on the conductive substrate layer is at least 2.0 mm in length.