Photovoltaic module

A photovoltaic module, comprising:

• a substrate structure photovoltaic cell including a film substrate, a metal electrode layer stacked on a light receiving side of the film substrate, a thin film photoelectric conversion layer stacked on the metal electrode layer, and a transparent electrode layer stacked on the thin film photoelectric conversion layer;
• light receiving surface side and non-light receiving surface side sealing member layers respectively stacked on a light receiving surface side and a non-light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell and directly joined to each other in a periphery of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell, the light receiving surface side and non-light receiving surface side sealing member layers essentially sealing the substrate structure photovoltaic cell;
• a front surface protection layer joined to the light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell through the light receiving surface side sealing member layer;
• and
• a rear surface protection layer joined to the non-light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell through the non-light receiving surface side sealing member layer;
• wherein the front surface protection layer comprises a glass coating layer formed on the light receiving surface side sealing member layer.

A photovoltaic module, comprising:

• a substrate structure photovoltaic cell including a film substrate, a metal electrode layer stacked on a light receiving side of the film substrate, a thin film photoelectric conversion layer stacked on the metal electrode layer, and a transparent electrode layer stacked on the thin film photoelectric conversion layer;
• light receiving surface side and non-light receiving surface side sealing member layers respectively stacked on a light receiving surface side and a non-light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell and directly joined to each other in a periphery of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell, the light receiving surface side and non-light receiving surface side sealing member layers essentially sealing the substrate structure photovoltaic cell;
• a front surface protection layer joined to the light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell through the light receiving surface side sealing member layer;
• and
• a rear surface protection layer joined to the non-light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell through the non-light receiving surface side sealing member layer;
• wherein the front surface protection layer is formed of a transparent resin film,
• a glass coating layer is formed on the light receiving surface of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell, and
• the front surface protection layer is joined to the light receiving surface side of the substrate structure photovoltaic cell through the light receiving surface side sealing member layer and the glass coating layer.