Reinforcement PV laminate

US9729103B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC · US

Inventors

• Keith Kauffman · Ypsilanti, US
• Kwanho Yang · Midland, US
• Jie Feng · Beijing, CN
• Hua Liu · Three Rivers, US
• Scott T. Burr · Midland, US
• Rebekah K. Feist · Midland, US
• Rahul Sharma · Charlottesville, US
• Leonardo C. Lopez · Midland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 25, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 8, 2017
• Expiry date: Nov 25, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E10/50
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A solar module (2) comprising: (a) a plurality of interconnected photovoltaic cells (4); (b) a forward protective layer (22); (c) a rearward protective layer (24); and (d) an reinforcement (10); wherein the reinforcement is integrally located within the solar module and extends from a location substantially proximate to the forward protective layer to a location substantially proximate to the rearward protective layer.