# US 2012/0073628 A1 · Coating agent for solar cell module, and solar cell module and production method for the solar cell module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0073628 A1 - Document ID: US20120073628A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/375,827 - Filed: 2010-07-06 - Published: 2012-03-29 - Earliest claimed: 2009-07-08 - Assignees: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation - Inventors: Yasuhiro Yoshida; Yoshinori Yamamoto; Teruhiko Kumada - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073628A1 ## CPC - H02S 40/20: Optical components - H10F 19/80: Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - H02S: GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES (obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources G21H1/12; light sensitive inorganic semiconductor devices H10F; light sensitive organic semiconductor devices H10K30/00; thermoelectric devices H10N10/00; pyroelectric devices H10N15/00) - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract The present invention relates to a coating agent for a solar cell module obtained by dispersing silica fine particles (A) with an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less and low-refractive index resin particles (B) with a refractive index of 1.36 or less in an aqueous medium, in which the solid content is 5% by mass or less, and the mass ratio of the silica fine particles (A) to the low-refractive index resin particles (B) in the solid content (silica fine particles (A)/low-refractive index resin particles (B)) is more than 20/80 and less than 70/30. The coating agent for a solar cell module is capable of forming an anti-reflection film at room temperature with excellent reflectance-reducing effect, abrasion resistance and weather resistance. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A coating agent prepared by a process comprising dispersing silica fine particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less and low-refractive index resin particles (B) having a refractive index of 1.36 or less in an aqueous medium, wherein the coating agent has a solid content of 5% by mass or less, and a mass ratio of the silica fine particles (A) to the low-refractive index resin particles (B) in the solid content is more than 20/80 and less than 70/30. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the low-refractive index resin particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the low-refractive index resin particles (B) comprises fluorine resin particles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the process further comprises dispersing silica fine particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 20 nm to 50 nm, wherein an amount of the silica fine particles (C) is 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of a total mass of the silica fine particles (A) and (C). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the process further comprises dispersing at least one oxidant (D) selected from the group consisting of a peroxide, a perchlorate, a chlorate, a persulfate, a superphosphate, and a periodate. ### Claim 6 A solar cell module, comprising an anti-reflection film on a surface of the solar cell module on light-receiving surface side, wherein the anti-reflection film comprises low-refractive index resin particles (B) having a refractive index of 1.36 or less dispersed in a silica film comprising silica fine particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less, and wherein a mass ratio of the silica fine particles (A) to the low-refractive index resin particles (B) is more than 20/80 and less than 70/30. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The solar cell module of claim 6, wherein the low-refractive index resin particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The solar cell module of claim 6, wherein the low-refractive index resin particles (B) comprise fluorine resin particles. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The solar cell module of claim 6, wherein the silica film further comprises silica fine particles (C) having an average particle diameter of 20 nm to 50 nm, and wherein an amount of the silica fine particles (C) is 5% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less of a total mass of the silica fine particles (A) and (C). ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The solar cell module of claim 6, wherein the anti-reflection film comprises a first layer comprising a first silica film comprising the silica fine particles (A) and a second layer obtained by a process comprising dispersing the low-refractive index resin particles (B) in a second silica film comprising the silica fine particles (A) wherein a mass ratio of the silica fine particles (A) to the low-refractive index resin particles (B) is more than 20/80 and less than 70/30. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The solar cell module of claim 6, wherein the anti-reflection film has an average thickness of 50 nm to 250 nm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A method for producing a solar cell module, the method comprising: applying the coating agent of claim 1 with a surface of a solar cell module on a light-receiving surface side; and drying the coating agent at room temperature and with an airstream speed of 0.5 m/sec to 30 m/sec to obtain an anti-reflection film. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method for producing a solar cell module, the method comprising: (I) contacting dispersion comprising 5% by mass or less of a solid content, the dispersion obtained by a process comprising dispersing silica fine particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less in an aqueous medium, with a surface of a solar cell module on a light-receiving surface side, and drying the dispersion, to obtain a first layer of an anti-reflection film; and then (II) contacting the coating agent of claim 1, with the first layer of the anti-reflection film and then drying the coating agent at room temperature and with an airstream speed of 0.5 msec to 30 msec, to obtain a second layer of the anti-reflective film. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A method for producing a solar cell module, the method comprising: (I) contacting a dispersion having a solid content of 5% by mass or less, the dispersion obtained by a process comprising dispersing silica fine particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less and at least one oxidant (D) selected from the group consisting of a peroxide, a perchlorate, a chlorate, a persulfate, a superphosphate, and a periodate in an aqueous medium, with a surface of a solar cell module on a light-receiving surface side, and drying the dispersion, to obtain a first layer of an anti-reflection film; and then (II) contacting the coating agent of claim 1 with the first layer of the anti-reflection film, and then drying the coating agent at room temperature and with an airstream speed of 0.5 msec to 30 msec, to obtain a second layer of the anti-reflection film. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the silica fine particles (A) have an average particle diameter of 12 nm or less. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the silica fine particles (A) have an average particle diameter of 4 to 10 nm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 3) The coating agent of claim 3, wherein the fluorine resin particles comprise at least one selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, and tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the low-refractive index particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 50 to 250 nm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the low-refractive index particles (B) have an average particle diameter of 100 to 230 nm. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The coating agent of claim 1, wherein the coating agent has a solid content of 0.5 to 3% by mass.