Direct mounted photovoltaic device with improved adhesion and method thereof
Patent
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OSTI ID:1166019
The present invention is premised upon a photovoltaic device suitable for directly mounting on a structure. The device includes an active portion including a photovoltaic cell assembly having a top surface portion that allows transmission of light energy to a photoactive portion of the photovoltaic device for conversion into electrical energy and a bottom surface having a bottom bonding zone; and an inactive portion immediately adjacent to and connected to the active portion, the inactive portion having a region for receiving a fastener to connect the device to the structure and having on a top surface, a top bonding zone; wherein one of the top and bottom bonding zones comprises a first bonding element and the other comprises a second bonding element, the second bonding element designed to interact with the first bonding element on a vertically overlapped adjacent photovoltaic device to bond the device to such adjacent device or to the structure.
- Research Organization:
- Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Assignee:
- Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, MI)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,915,030
- Application Number:
- 12/908,055
- OSTI ID:
- 1166019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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