Patent ID: 7851694
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: B32B,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A photovoltaic prelaminate assembly comprising solar cell(s) and a layer of a monolayer thermoplastic film or sheet having a thickness of about 1 mil to about 25 mils consisting essentially of a copolymer of alpha olefin(s) with alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid comonomer(s), ionomers derived therefrom and combinations thereof, wherein the surface is embossed with a pattern which provides channels for de-airing, the channels having an average depth of about 12 microns to about 20 microns and a width of about 30 microns to about 300 microns, and which are spaced about 0.1 mm to about 1 mm apart.