IP Library Granted Patent US 12,396,291
Granted Patent B2
US 12,396,291 · App. 17/312,652 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Method for manufacturing porous polysiloxane film, porous polysiloxane film manufactured thereby, and solar cell module comprising same

Inventors: Sung-Ju Tark (Pohang-Si, KR); Im-Soo Mok (Gumi-si, KR); Ji-Sang Park (Seoul, KR); Kun-Hoon Baek (Seoul, KR); A-Rong Kim (Pohang-si, KR)
Assignee: POSCO CO., LTD
H10F77/315B29C44/5609C08G77/06C08J5/18C08J9/28H10F71/00B29K2083/00B29K2105/04B29L2031/34C08J2201/0504C08J2383/04H02S20/26
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Patent No.
US 12,396,291
App. No.
17/312,652
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a solar cell module, comprising the steps of: placing a mixture solution comprising a polysiloxane and a curing agent in a humidified condition and sealing same; forming a polysiloxane film by curing the mixture solution; and manufacturing a porous polysiloxane film by evaporating water drops formed on the surface of the polysiloxane film. By applying the porous polysiloxane film manufactured by the present invention to a solar cell module, weight reduction and efficiency improvement effects of the solar cell module can be obtained.

Claims (16)

1. A solar cell module comprising:

a rear protective layer;

an encapsulant;

a solar cell; and

a porous polysiloxane film for antireflection,

wherein the porous polysiloxane film is manufactured by a method comprising

disposing and sealing a mixed solution including liquid polydimethylsiloxane and a curing agent in a humidified environment;

curing the mixed solution to form a polysiloxane film; and

evaporating water droplets formed on a surface of the polysiloxane film,

wherein the porous polysiloxane film has 3.5×10 6 to 1.0×10 7 pores per unit area (cm 2 ) in a surface portion, and an average diameter of the pores is 10 to 15 μm,

wherein the mixed solution further comprises 15 to 200 nL of a dye for 1 g of liquid polydimethylsiloxane, and

wherein the porous polysiloxane film has a color.

2. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the mixed solution is a mixture of the liquid polydimethylsiloxane and the curing agent in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 1:2.

3. The solar cell module of claim 1 , further comprising vacuum degassing to remove air bubbles from the mixed solution.

4. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the porous polysiloxane film has a transmittance of 95 to 99%.

5. The solar cell module of claim 1 , wherein the porous polysiloxane film has a haze value of 20 to 50%.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2022
From: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
To: POSCO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061777/0937 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: POSCO
To: POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 061561/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2021
From: TARK, SUNG-JU; MOK, IM-SOO; PARK, JI-SANG; BAEK, KUN-HOON; KIM, A-RONG
To: POSCO; RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 056507/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0159017 · Dec 11, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220052211A1 · Feb 17, 2022
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