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US 2014/0174533 A1Published application
Solar module with light-transmissive edge seal
AssigneeFirst Solar, Inc.
InventorsBenyamin Buller, Stephen P. Murphy, Brian E. Cohen
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Abstract
A solar module with a front support, a back support, and a photovoltaic active material located between the front and back supports. An electrically insulative light transmissive seal is located at the peripheral edges of the front support and back support to electrically isolate the active material from the outer surfaces of the solar module.
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A solar module comprising:
- a front support having a length and width;
- a back support having a length and width substantially the same as the length and width of the front support, the back support being aligned with said front support and defining, with said front support, peripheral edges of the front and back supports;
- an active photo sensitive material area provided between the front and back supports;
- an electrically insulating light transmissive material located at least at the peripheral edges of the front and back supports between said front and back supports and between said active material and the peripheral edges of said front and back supports and which further extends to cover peripheral edges of said front and back supports .
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