IP Library Granted Patent US 10,720,536
Granted Patent B2
US 10,720,536 · App. 15/254,719 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Solar cell module

Inventors: Minpyo Kim (Seoul, KR); Yikhyun Jeon (Seoul, KR); Taeyoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L31/02168H01L31/049Y02E10/50
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Patent No.
US 10,720,536
App. No.
15/254,719
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solar cell module is disclosed. The solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells receiving light from the outside and producing electricity, a conductive line connected to an adjacent pair of the plurality of solar cells and electrically connecting the adjacent pair of the plurality of solar cells to one another, a front transparent substrate disposed on front surfaces of the plurality of solar cells and on the conductive line and transmitting light, and a back sheet disposed on back surfaces of the plurality of solar cells and on the conductive line. The back sheet has the same based color as a color of the conductive line when viewed from a front of the solar cell module.

Claims (17)

1. A solar cell module comprising:

a plurality of solar cells spaced apart from each other in a first direction, each of the plurality of solar cells having first electrodes and second electrodes;

a plurality of first conductive lines connected to an adjacent pair of the plurality of solar cells and electrically connecting the adjacent pair of the plurality of solar cells to one another;

a front transparent substrate disposed on front surfaces of the plurality of solar cells and on the plurality of first conductive lines, the front transparent substrate transmitting light; and

a back sheet disposed on back surfaces of the plurality of solar cells, wherein the back sheet includes:

a first layer including white pigment and disposed as an outmost layer;

a transparent second layer disposed more adjacent to the plurality of solar cells than the first layer; and

a colored layer between the first layer and the transparent second layer,

wherein the colored layer is selectively formed at an area corresponding to a gap between the adjacent pair of the plurality of solar cells,

wherein the first layer is seen in an area of the back sheet overlapping the plurality of solar cells, and the colored layer is seen in an area between the plurality of solar cells, wherein the first layer contact both the colored layer and the transparent second layer, wherein the first layer is thinner where the colored layer is in contact with the first layer than where the transparent second layer is in contact with the first layer and

wherein the first layer is exposed to the back surfaces of the plurality of solar cells.

2. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the colored layer comprises a colored pigment in at least one insulating material of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), and polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF).

3. The solar cell module of claim 2 , wherein the colored pigment is particles having a diameter or a length of 5 μm to 50 μm.

4. The solar cell module of claim 2 , wherein an amount of the colored pigment with respect to the at least one insulating material in the colored pigment layer is about 10 vol % to 40 vol %.

5. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first conductive lines include a core including at least one of copper (Cu) and aluminum (Al), and a coating layer that is coated on a surface of the core and includes tin (Sn).

6. The solar cell module of claim 1 , further comprising a second conductive line that is positioned between the plurality of solar cells extends in a second direction crossing a first direction, and is connected to the plurality of first conductive lines.

7. The solar cell module of claim 2 , wherein the colored layer has the same based color as a color of the plurality of first conductive lines or the colored pigment has the same based color as the color of the plurality of first conductive lines.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
To: TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066831/0802 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 11, 2023
From: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
To: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 066044/0299 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061571/0754 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2016
From: KIM, MINPYO; JEON, YIKHYUN; KIM, TAEYOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 039752/0411 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0124597 · Sep 3, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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