Patent SG-11201810130S-A (SG)
Title: Photovoltaic module
Inventor: KHOO YONG SHENG
IPC: H01L31/048
Filed: 2017-05-18
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , MD 1101/110 111010101111101011111 0 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number 03 (43) International Publication Date .....•\"\"- WO 2017/200487 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: pore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). H01L 31/048 (2014.01) HO1L 31/056 (2014.01) WANG, Yan; c/o National University of Singapore, So- (21) International Application Number: lar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). CHAI, Ting; c/o Na- PCT/SG2017/050257 tional University of Singapore, Solar Energy Research In- (22) International Filing Date: stitute of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 18 May 2017 (18.05.2017) 119077 (SG). PRAKASH, Jai; c/o National University of (25) Filing Language: English Singapore, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077 (SG). (26) Publication Language: English (74) Agent: FOO, Chee Hiong, Ricky; Marks & Clerk Singa- (30) Priority Data: pore LLP, Tanjong Pagar, P 0 Box 636, Singapore 910816 10201604055T 20 May 2016 (20.05.2016) SG (SG). (71) Applicant: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGA- (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PORE [SG/SG]; 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 119077 (SG). 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, (72) Inventors: KHOO, Yong Sheng; c/o National Universi-DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FL GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, ty of Singapore, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singa-HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (54) Title: PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE 400 406 408 406 ' :.--.\-- 402 ----\"--- Mer /7/ /4 r ..,%07 riiriairiirA 407 408 .... ,-6—• i I ' —Th --- • - - 408 404 410 410 FIG. 4a 1-1 (57) : A photovoltaic module (400) is disclosed, which comprises first and second substrates (402, 404) configured to be IN optically transparent; and a plurality of bifacial photovoltaic cells (406) configured to generate electricity from light transmitted through iv the first and second substrates, the photovoltaic cells arranged intermediate the first and second substrates, and are configured to be © spaced from one another. To enable further electricity generation, the second substrate has a plurality of first portions having a first C:::: ) reflective coating (408) to reflect light passing through the spacings to the photovoltaic cells, and at least a plurality of second portions ei --.... having a second reflective coating (410) to reflect light of near-infrared wavelengths to the photovoltaic cells. The plurality of first IN portions are arranged to correspond to the spacings. A method of manufacturing the photovoltaic module is also disclosed. 1-1 0 ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/200487 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIROIDEM001010111HOEUVOIMIE 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, 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). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))