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Wear-resistant self-cleaning solar cell panel having inverted microstructure filled with superhydrophobic nanomaterial

US11127870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2020
Grant dateSep 21, 2021
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/50
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wear-resistant self-cleaning solar cell panel includes a transparent substrate. A plurality of continuous microstructures are arranged on the transparent substrate, and each microstructure is an inverted pyramid or an inverted conical hole, and the microstructure is filled with a plurality of superhydrophobic nanomaterials, the microstructures and the superhydrophobic nanomaterials jointly constitute a composite surface of the solar cell panel. An angle of a side wall of the inverted pyramid or the inverted conical hole is α, wherein 30°<α<90°. A side length of the microstructure is a, wherein 1 μm<a<2 mm. A spacing between adjacent microstructures is b, wherein 10 nm<b<2 mm. The superhydrophobic nanomaterials are filled into the microstructure by an in-situ deposition method or an indirect filling method.

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