Global Patent Index - EP 2547517 A1

EP 2547517 A1 20130123 - THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH CONTOURED DEAIRING SUBSTRATE

Title (en)

THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH CONTOURED DEAIRING SUBSTRATE

Title (de)

DÜNNSCHICHT-PV-MODUL MIT KONTURIERTEM ENTLÜFTUNGSSUBSTRAT

Title (fr)

MODULE PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE EN COUCHES MINCES PRÉSENTANT UN SUBSTRAT DE DÉSAÉRATION CONTOURNÉ

Publication

EP 2547517 A1 20130123 (EN)

Application

EP 10712834 A 20100319

Priority

US 2010027979 W 20100319

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011115629A1] The present invention provides a thin film photovoltaic module that has a protective substrate, such as glass, that has been contoured to define a space that allows air to avoid entrapment by a bus bar on the thin film photovoltaic device. The contouring of the protective substrate greatly facilitates the deairing and lamination of the module because it reduces or eliminates the amount of trapped air during lamination. Photovoltaic modules of the present invention can be processed with a minimum of waste caused by deairing and related lamination problems.

IPC 8 full level

B32B 17/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/10761 (2013.01); H01L 31/0392 (2013.01); H01L 31/03923 (2013.01); H01L 31/03925 (2013.01); B32B 2457/12 (2013.01); Y02E 10/541 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011115629A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011115629 A1 20110922; AU 2010348377 A1 20120927; CN 102811855 A 20121205; CN 102811855 B 20160914; EP 2547517 A1 20130123

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010027979 W 20100319; AU 2010348377 A 20100319; CN 201080065597 A 20100319; EP 10712834 A 20100319