IP Library Granted Patent US 11,257,970
Granted Patent B2
US 11,257,970 · App. 15/993,201 · Granted Feb 22, 2022

Solar cell module

Inventors: Yoonsuk Choi (Seoul, KR); Joongtae Kim (Seoul, KR); Juhwan Yun (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H01L31/048H01L31/02013H01L31/02021H02S30/10H02S40/32H02S40/34
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Patent No.
US 11,257,970
App. No.
15/993,201
Granted
Feb 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a solar cell panel module including a solar cell panel; a wiring enclosure electrically connected to the solar cell panel and mounted on or at a back surface of the solar cell panel; and an adhesive member disposed between the wiring enclosure and the solar cell panel to attach the wiring enclosure and the solar cell panel. An air gap opened to an outside and having a thickness corresponding to a thickness of the adhesive member is provided between the solar cell panel and the wiring enclosure by the adhesive member.

Claims (30)

1. A solar panel module, comprising:

a solar cell panel;

a wiring enclosure electrically connected to the solar cell panel and mounted on a back surface of the solar cell panel, and including a first case portion accommodating a circuit portion therein, a second case portion to seal an inner space of the first case portion, and a through hole being formed on the first case portion; and

a first adhesive member and a second adhesive member disposed between a back surface of the first case portion and the back surface of the solar cell panel to attach the wiring enclosure to the solar cell panel,

wherein the first adhesive member has an open end to form an air gap between the wiring enclosure and the solar cell panel, the second adhesive member having a closed space surrounding the through hole, and the second adhesive member is formed only at a periphery of the through hole and is spaced apart from the first adhesive member,

wherein the first adhesive member is disposed between an edge area of the back surface of the first case portion and the second adhesive member,

wherein a front surface of the wiring enclosure extends between the back surface of the solar cell panel and the circuit portion, and the front surface of the wiring enclosure is planar,

wherein the air gap opened to an outside is provided between the solar cell panel and the wiring enclosure by the first adhesive member and has an amount of spacing corresponding to a thickness of the first adhesive member,

wherein the first adhesive member comprises a plurality of adhesive members spaced apart from each other,

wherein an air flow path including at least two air entrances through which air flows in or out between the solar cell panel and the wiring enclosure is formed by the plurality of adhesive members, and

wherein the first adhesive member is arranged such that the air flow path passes through at least a portion where the circuit portion is positioned.

2. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive member includes a curve or a loop between the wiring enclosure and the solar cell panel.

3. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein a minimum width of the air flow path formed by the plurality of adhesive members is larger than the thickness of the first adhesive member.

4. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein a width of one of the plurality of adhesive members is larger than the thickness of the first adhesive member.

5. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of adhesive members is positioned at one side of the wiring enclosure and at least another one of the plurality of adhesive members is positioned at the other side of the wiring enclosure.

6. The solar cell module of claim 5 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of adhesive members is positioned at the one side of the wiring enclosure in a vertical direction of the solar cell module and the at least another one of the plurality of adhesive members is positioned at the other side of the wiring enclosure in the vertical direction.

7. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive member has a curve and the second adhesive member spaced apart from the first adhesive member has a loop in a plan view.

8. The solar cell module of claim 7 , wherein the first adhesive member is positioned adjacent to a corner of the wiring enclosure and has a bent shape corresponding to a shape of the corner.

9. The solar cell module of claim 7 , wherein an end of the first adhesive member is formed of a curved portion.

10. The solar cell module of claim 7 , wherein the through hole is positioned at one side of the wiring enclosure, and

wherein the first adhesive member is disposed such that the air flow path passes through at least the other side of the wiring enclosure opposite to the one side of the wiring enclosure.

11. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the through hole is formed in a middle of the first case portion.

12. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the solar cell module further comprises a frame for fixing an outer peripheral portion of the solar cell panel, and

wherein the wiring enclosure comprises a fastened part fixed to the frame.

13. The solar cell module of claim 12 , wherein the frame and the fastened part are fixed to each other by a fastening member.

14. The solar cell module of claim 12 , wherein a thickness of the wiring enclosure is smaller than a height of an extension portion of the frame.

15. The solar cell module of claim 12 , wherein the fastened part is positioned at one side of the wiring enclosure, and

wherein the first adhesive member is positioned at least at the other side of the wiring enclosure opposite to one side of the wiring enclosure.

16. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive member and the second adhesive member are formed of a silicone-resin-based sealant.

17. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first adhesive member or a thickness of the air gap is about 0.1 mm to 10 mm.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2024
From: SHANGRAO XINYUAN YUEDONG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD
To: JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 067599/0894 →
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 Jun 4, 2018
From: CHOI, YOONSUK; KIM, JOONGTAE; YUN, JUHWAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 045978/0130 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0067570 · May 31, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180351018A1 · Dec 6, 2018