EP 2550682 A1 20130130 - HIGHLY CURVED PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT
Title (en)
HIGHLY CURVED PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT
Title (de)
STARK GEKRÜMMTES PV-ELEMENT
Title (fr)
ELEMENT PHOTOVOLTAÏQUE FORTEMENT GALBE
Publication
Application
Priority
- FR 1001143 A 20100323
- FR 2011000166 W 20110323
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2011117481A1] Photovoltaic modules placed on roofs generally degrade the attractiveness of the building because the modules do not conform to the geometry of the covering elements used for the roof, in particular when the roof is made of highly curved tiles. The invention relates to a photovoltaic element made by directly encapsulating photovoltaic cells beneath a highly curved transparent tile. Said transparent tile has a lower surface consisting of a plurality of non-coplanar planar areas, each of said planar areas being provided with at least one photovoltaic cell. Said photovoltaic cells are encapsulated in a transparent polymer between the planar areas of the lower surface of the tile and a rear substrate formed by a polymer, so as to not cause any optical loss by multiplication of the interfaces. The highly curved transparent tile consists of a transparent material such as glass, a transparent polymer or an assemblage of glass and a transparent polymer; the transparent polymer can in particular be a polycarbonate or PMMA.
IPC 8 full level
E04D 13/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/048 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H02S 20/25 (2014.12); Y02B 10/10 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2011117481A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2011117481 A1 20110929; EP 2550682 A1 20130130; FR 2957952 A1 20110930
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 2011000166 W 20110323; EP 11720128 A 20110323; FR 1001143 A 20100323