Solar cell module lamination process
Abstract
A solar cell module lamination process using fluoropolymers to provide protection from adverse environmental conditions and thus enable more extended use of solar cells, particularly in space applications. A laminate of fluoropolymer material provides a hermetically sealed solar cell module structure that is flexible and very durable. The laminate is virtually chemically inert, highly transmissive in the visible spectrum, dimensionally stable at temperatures up to about 200.degree. C. highly abrasion resistant, and exhibits very little ultra-violet degradation.
- Inventors:
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- Mountain View, CA
- Brentwood, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874205
- Patent Number(s):
- 6340403
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- solar; cell; module; lamination; process; fluoropolymers; provide; protection; adverse; environmental; conditions; enable; extended; cells; space; applications; laminate; fluoropolymer; material; provides; hermetically; sealed; structure; flexible; durable; virtually; chemically; inert; highly; transmissive; visible; spectrum; dimensionally; stable; temperatures; 200degree; abrasion; resistant; exhibits; ultra-violet; degradation; solar cell; polymer material; environmental conditions; space applications; cell module; /156/136/
Citation Formats
Carey, Paul G, Thompson, Jesse B, and Aceves, Randy C. Solar cell module lamination process. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Carey, Paul G, Thompson, Jesse B, & Aceves, Randy C. Solar cell module lamination process. United States.
Carey, Paul G, Thompson, Jesse B, and Aceves, Randy C. Tue .
"Solar cell module lamination process". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874205.
@article{osti_874205,
title = {Solar cell module lamination process},
author = {Carey, Paul G and Thompson, Jesse B and Aceves, Randy C},
abstractNote = {A solar cell module lamination process using fluoropolymers to provide protection from adverse environmental conditions and thus enable more extended use of solar cells, particularly in space applications. A laminate of fluoropolymer material provides a hermetically sealed solar cell module structure that is flexible and very durable. The laminate is virtually chemically inert, highly transmissive in the visible spectrum, dimensionally stable at temperatures up to about 200.degree. C. highly abrasion resistant, and exhibits very little ultra-violet degradation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
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