NOVELTY - Article comprises a combination of a first photovoltaic cell and an interconnection component where the first photovoltaic cell comprises a layer of photovoltaic semiconductor material and a light incident first surface, the interconnection component is flexible and further comprises a substrate having a sheet like form and length and width dimensions, and the length and width are greater than thickness, and the substrate comprises at least one polymeric layer, and further has an exterior downward facing bottom side and an exterior upward facing top side.    USE - Used as article.    ADVANTAGE - The article: has expansive area, and provides interconnected photovoltaic arrays that are economically mass produced; provides improved processes and structures for supplying current collector grids and interconnection structures; and exhibits good conversion efficiencies and long-term reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Article comprises a combination of a first photovoltaic cell and an interconnection component where the first photovoltaic cell comprises a layer of photovoltaic semiconductor material and a light incident first surface, the interconnection component is flexible and further comprises a substrate having a sheet like form and length and width dimensions, and the length and width are greater than thickness, the substrate comprises at least one polymeric layer, and further has an exterior downward facing bottom side and an exterior upward facing top side, the length and width dimensions define outer boundaries of the substrate, the interconnection component further has a collection region and an interconnection structure, the collection region comprises a transparent or translucent portion of the substrate, the downward facing bottom substrate side is formed by the polymeric layers, the collection region further has a pattern comprising a first electrically conductive material, the pattern extends over the collection region and positioned on and directly contacts the bottom substrate side, and the first conductive material does not include any of the material forming the light incident first surface of the first photovoltaic cell, the interconnection structure comprises additional electrically conductive material, a first portion of the additional conductive material extends from the bottom substrate side to the top substrate side, and a second portion of the additional conductive material is supported on the exterior upward facing top substrate side, the first and second portions of additional conductive material are in ohmic electrical communication with each other and with the first electrically conductive material of the pattern, and the portion of the substrate associated with the collection region and the pattern overlay a preponderance of the light incident first surface of the first photovoltaic cell with the bottom substrate side facing the light incident first surface of the cell so that a portion of the first electrically conductive material of the pattern is between the bottom substrate side and the light incident first surface and in direct physical contact with the light incident first surface of the first cell.