Patent ID: 8080728

Claim:
A solar cell module prepared from a sandwich comprising: (a) at least one solar cell, (b) a transparent encapsulant material disposed adjacent to at least one surface of the solar cell which comprises a laminate article comprising: (i) a first outer layer comprising a first ionomer; (ii) a core layer unit comprising at least one polymer layer positioned such that a first surface of the core layer unit is in direct contact with at least one surface of the first outer layer; (iii) a second outer layer comprising a second ionomer positioned such that a second surface of the core layer unit is in direct contact with at least one surface of the second outer layer; (A) wherein the at least one core layer polymer is a non-ionomeric polymer selected from the group consisting of: ethylene acid copolymers, ethylene acrylate copolymers and blends thereof, and (B) wherein the measured transmittance at 500 nm for the laminate is greater than the expectation value of the transmittance calculated from the transmittance of the three individual layers in their non laminated state weighted by their thicknesses in the laminate, (c) a front support layer formed of light transmitting material, and (d) a backskin layer, wherein the at least one solar cell and transparent encapsulant material are disposed between the front support layer and the backskin layer.