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US 12,410,304 B2Granted
PV module with film layer comprising hydrophilic fumed silica
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsChao He, Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yunfeng Yang, Yuyan Li, Brian M. Habersberger, Hongyu Chen
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Abstract
A composition for use as a film layer comprises (A) an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*1015 ohm·cm; (B) a hydrophilic fumed silica; (C) an alkoxysilane; (D) an organic peroxide; and, optionally, (E) from 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent.
Claims8
A photovoltaic module comprising:
- a photovoltaic cell;
- and
- a first film layer and an opposed second film layer, the photovoltaic cell secured between, and in direct contact with, the first film layer and the opposing second film layer, each film layer composed of a composition which is the reaction product of a composition comprising
- (A) from 90 wt % to less than 100 wt % of an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*1015 ohm·cm to 5.0*1016 ohm·cm, the olefin-based polymer consisting of (i) ethylene and (ii) C3-C8 α-olefin comonomer;
- (B) from 0.01 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a hydrophilic fumed silica wherein the composition comprises the hydrophilic fumed silica to the exclusion of all other silicas;
- (C) from 0.01 wt % to 2 wt % of an alkoxysilane selected from the group consisting of vinyltrimethoxysilane, (trimethoxysilyl)propylmethacrylate, and combinations thereof;
- (D) from 0.1 wt % to 5.0 wt % of an organic peroxide;
- and
- (E) from greater than 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent,
- wherein the film layer has a volume resistivity from 5.0*1017 ohm·cm to 6.0*1018 ohm·cm.
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