IP Library Granted Patent US 9,502,588
Granted Patent B2
US 9,502,588 · App. 14/602,754 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Solar cell module

Inventor: Masanori Maeda (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H01L31/02168H01L31/02327H01L31/0475H01L31/056H01L31/0547H02S40/22Y02E10/52
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Patent No.
US 9,502,588
App. No.
14/602,754
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell module comprises a solar cell and sealing material provided on the rear surface side of the solar cell. The sealing material includes a colored layer that reflects light from the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell, and a transparent layer that is provided between the colored layer and the solar cell. The transparent layer has, in a space between adjacent solar cells, a side surface raised along the rear surface-side corner portion of the solar cell.

Claims (9)

1. A solar cell module, comprising:

a solar cell and sealing material provided on a rear surface side of the solar cell,

wherein:

the sealing material comprises:

a colored layer that reflects light from a light-receiving surface side of the solar cell, and

a transparent layer that is provided between the colored layer and the solar cell in a direction perpendicular to a rear surface of the solar cell, and

wherein the colored layer has portions that are each protruding in a direction from the rear surface side of the solar cell toward the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell in a space between adjacent solar cells; and

the protruding portion of the colored layer comprises a side surface opposite to the side surface of the solar cell and a surface closer to the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell than to the rear surface side of the solar cell.

2. The solar cell module according to claim 1 , wherein: the colored layer has, in the space between adjacent solar cells, a surface closer to the rear surface side position than to the light-receiving surface side of the solar cell.

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 Jan 22, 2015
From: MAEDA, MASANORI
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034789/0895 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2012069496 · Jul 31, 2012
Related Publication 20150129015A1 · May 14, 2015