Obscuring, color matching, and camouflaging solar panels
US11569401B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A solar panel includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells embedded in a layer of encapsulant. A textured and/or colored layer is positioned on a back side of the layer of encapsulant. The textured and/or colored layer matches a color and/or texture of the plurality of photovoltaic cells. A top layer is positioned on a front side of the layer of encapsulant.
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