Patent SG-11201909496Y-A (SG)
Title: Photovoltaic module, photovoltaic encapsulant and method of producing a photovoltaic module
Inventor: Söderström Thomas
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 2018-04-10
Abstract: WO 18/ 18968 2 Al (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 18 October 2018 (18.10.2018) WIPO I PCT IiiimmomiolollmonolomotionoluioiniovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/189682 Al FIG 4 (51) International Patent Classification: H01L 31/048 (2014.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/IB2018/052514 (22) International Filing Date: 10 April 2018 (10.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 17166708.2 14 April 2017 (14.04.2017) EP (71) Applicant: MEYER BURGER (SWITZERLAND) AG [CH/CH]; Schorenstrasse 39, 3645 Gwatt (Thun) (CH). (72) Inventors: SODERSTROM, Thomas; Fellerstrasse 23, 3604 Thun (CH). YAO, Yu; Gantrischstrasse 39b, 3600 Thun (CH). BEYER, Seda; Fichtenstrasse 2, 79194 Gun- delfmgen (DE). DESPEISSE, Matthieu; Rue J.-L.- Pour- tales 10, 2000 Neuchatel (CH). LINE BONNET-EY- MARD, Benedicte; Landoltstrasse 20, 3007 Bern (CH). LI, Hengyu; Rouges-Terres 15a, 2068 Hauterive (CH). FAES, Antonin; Chemin de Frezin 5, 1462 Yvonand (CH). (74) Agent: PPATENTBURO PAUL ROSENICH AG; BGZ, 9497 Triesenberg (LI). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (54) Title: PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC ENCAPSULANT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A PHOTO- VOLTAIC MODULE t7; (32 1E+6 1E+5 5 x 2 . 1E+4 E 0 1E+3 65 115 165 Temperature [QC] (57) : The invention relates to a photovoltaic module (1) comprising - at least one photoactive component (2), such as a solar cell or a thin film, and - an encapsulant (3) covering the at least one photoactive component (2) on at least one side, wherein the encapsulant (3) is formed from a material having at a first temperature a first complex viscosity and at a second temperature a second complex viscosity, wherein the first complex viscosity is larger than the second complex viscosity and wherein the first temperature is between 70°C and 100°C and the second temperature is between 120°C and 160°C, characterized in that the first complex viscosity amounts to at least 100.000 Pa-s, preferably to at least 200.000 Pa-s. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/189682 Al MIDEDIM011010EIREEM3111011111111111111111111111110111111111111 UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))