IP Library Granted Patent US 9,306,100
Granted Patent B2
US 9,306,100 · App. 14/225,472 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Solar cell module

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Patent No.
US 9,306,100
App. No.
14/225,472
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a solar cell module wherein solar cells and a sealing material, which is sealing the solar cells, are not easily peeled from each other. A solar cell module is provided with solar cells, a wiring material, and a sealing material. Each of the solar cells has first and second main surfaces. The wiring material is electrically connected to each of the solar cells on the first main surface. The sealing material seals the solar cells. The sealing material has a first sealing section and a second sealing section. The first sealing section contains a non-bridging resin. The first sealing section is positioned on the first main surface side of the solar cells. The second sealing section contains a bridging resin and pigment. The second sealing section is positioned on the second main surface side of the solar cells.

Claims (30)

1. A solar cell module comprising:

a solar cell with first and second main surfaces;

a wiring material electrically connected to the solar cell on the first main surface;

a first protection member that protects the first main surface side of the solar cell;

a second protection member that protects the second main surface side of the solar cell;

a sealing material sealing the solar cell between the first and second protection members;

a lead wiring drawn from inside of the sealing member to outside of the solar cell module, the lead wiring penetrating through the second protection member,

wherein the sealing material includes a first sealing section containing a non-crosslinking resin and positioned on the first main surface side of the solar cell, and a second sealing section containing a crosslinking resin and pigment and positioned on the second main surface side of the solar cell,

the first sealing section is disposed between the solar cell and the first protection member,

the second sealing section is disposed between the solar cell and the second protection member,

the lead wiring includes an overlapping portion which is overlapped with the solar cell, between the solar cell and the second protection member, as viewed in a thickness direction of the solar cell,

the second sealing section is provided on both sides of the overlapping portion of the leading wiring in the thickness direction of the solar cell,

an end of the first sealing section reaches outside of an end of the second sealing section, and

the end of the first sealing section is in contact with an end of the second protection member.

2. The solar cell module according to claim 1 , wherein

the non-crosslinking resin contains no vinyl acetate monomer unit.

3. The solar cell module according to claim 1 , wherein

the crosslinking resin is an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer.

4. The solar cell module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein pigment improves optical reflectivity of the second sealing section, and

the second sealing section is provided so as to cover a surface and a side surface of the first sealing section.

5. The solar cell module according to claim 4 , wherein

an end of the second sealing section is in contact with the first protection member.

6. The solar cell module according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first sealing section contains at least one of polyethylene and polypropylene.

7. The solar cell module according to claim 6 , wherein

a surface layer on a first protection member side of the second protection member contains a resin whose difference in dissolution parameter from at least one of polyethylene and polypropylene contained in the first sealing section is not more than 1.

8. The solar cell module according to claim 6 , wherein

a surface layer on a first protection member side of the second protection member contains at least one of polyethylene and polypropylene.

9. The solar cell module according to claim 1 , wherein the overlapping portion of the lead wiring is sandwiched in the second sealing section with respect to the thickness direction of the solar cell module.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035071/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035071/0508 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2014
From: ICHINOSE, HITOMI; ISHIGURO, TASUKU; IMADA, NAOTO; SAKUMA, TOSHIYUKI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032525/0057 →