Solar cell module and manufacturing method thereof
OwnerHiroyuki NAKANISHI, Seiji ISHIHARA +1inventors
InventorsHiroyuki NAKANISHI, Seiji ISHIHARA, Etsuko ISHIZUKA
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Abstract
A solar cell module of the present invention is arranged such that is at least one of two-dimensionally arranged solar cells is positioned on an extended line of a boundary line between other adjacent solar cells. This makes it possible to provide a solar cell module which is less likely to be broken even if a bending stress and/or a twisting stress is applied, as compared to a conventional solar cell module.
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A solar cell module comprising a plurality of solar cells, the plurality of solar cells being two-dimensionally arranged, at least one of the plurality of solar cells being positioned on an extended line of a boundary line between solar cells adjacent to the at least one of the plurality of solar cells.
A method for manufacturing a solar cell module including a plurality of solar cells, the plurality of solar cells being two-dimensionally arranged, at least one of the plurality of solar cells being positioned on an extended line of a boundary line between solar cells adjacent to the at least one of the plurality of solar cells, the method comprising the step of
- encapsulating, with at least a transparent resin or a translucent resin, (i) a surface of a circuit substrate on which the plurality of solar cells are mounted, and (ii) light-receiving surfaces of the plurality of solar cells mounted on the surface of the circuit substrate,
- the encapsulating being any one of (I) applying and curing at least the transparent resin or the translucent resin and (II) bonding, by application of heat and pressure, a sheet material made of at least the transparent resin or the translucent resin.
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