Photovoltaic module with textured superstrate providing shingle-mimicking appearance
US11283394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system including a solar module installed on a roof deck, including a superstrate layer, an encapsulant having an upper layer and a lower layer, and a photovoltaic layer intermediate the upper layer and the lower layer of the encapsulant. An upper surface of the superstrate layer includes an indentation pattern. The indentation pattern includes a mesh of indentations indented into the upper surface of the superstrate layer and a plurality of openings defined by the mesh of indentations.
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