TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Parts: The photovoltaic article further comprises an additional photovoltaic cell adjacent to the first photovoltaic cell where the additional photovoltaic cell has a photoelectrically active region which is located between a topside electrode and a backside electrode, where the electrical connector in contact with the backside of the first photovoltaic cell is in contact with an electrically conducting element of the second photovoltaic cell. The electrical connector in contact with the backside of the first photovoltaic cell is in contact with the topside electrode of the second photovoltaic cell. There are one or more additional photovoltaic cells each adjacent to another photovoltaic cell, each cell having a photoelectrically active region which is located between a topside electrode and a backside electrode and connecting each adjacent cell is one or more electrical connector in contact with the topside electrode of one cell and the backside electrode of the adjacent cell to form a series of interconnected cells, where at least a portion of the backside electrode and the electrical connector in contact with it are covered by a conductive patch. The conductive patch comprises one or more of conductive tape, electrically conductive adhesive or low melting metal or solder material. The conductive patch comprises a metallic or intermetallic composition with a melting temperature lower than about 300 degrees C. It comprises an electrically conductive epoxy adhesive. It comprises indium. The electrical connectors are attached to the topside electrode and/or the backside electrode using electrically conductive adhesive. The electrical connector comprises a wire mesh. The photovoltaic article also comprises a backside support, a frontside transparent barrier material, and electrical connections to enable transfer of electricity generated in the photovoltaic cell to other electrical devices. It comprises an encapsulant material between the backside support and the backside electrode and an encapsulant material between the topside electrode and the frontside transparent barrier. The frontside transparent barrier is flexible. It is glass. The photovoltaic article further comprises a polymeric frame around at least a portion of the stack comprising the backside support, photovoltaic cell and electrical connectors and frontside transparent barrier material.