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US 2018/0006598 A1Published application
Photovoltaic panel having an adhered support frame
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorGabriela Elena Bunea
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Abstract
A photovoltaic panel having a distributed support frame adhered to a photovoltaic module is described. For example, the distributed support frame may include one or more support member or support mounts adhered to the photovoltaic module by an adhesive layer. The photovoltaic module may include layers bound together by an encapsulant. Accordingly, the distributed support frame may be attached to the photovoltaic module during a same lamination process used to laminate the photovoltaic module.
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A photovoltaic panel, comprising:
- a photovoltaic module having a photovoltaic cell between a front layer and a back layer, wherein the back layer includes a back surface having a lateral perimeter;
- a distributed support frame including one or more support members having an interfacial surface facing the back surface of the photovoltaic module inward from the lateral perimeter;
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- an adhesive layer between the back surface of the photovoltaic module and the interfacial surface of the support members.
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A photovoltaic panel, comprising:
- a photovoltaic module having a photovoltaic cell between a front layer and a back layer, wherein the back layer includes a back surface having a lateral perimeter;
- a distributed support frame including a plurality of support mounts having respective interfacial surfaces, wherein at least one interfacial surface faces the back surface of the photovoltaic module inward from the lateral perimeter;
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- an adhesive layer between the back surface of the photovoltaic module and the interfacial surfaces of the support mounts.
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A method, comprising:
- sandwiching a photovoltaic cell between a front layer and a back layer of a photovoltaic module, wherein the back layer includes a back surface having a lateral perimeter;
- applying an adhesive between the back surface and an interfacial surface of a support member;
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- curing the adhesive to attach the support member to the back surface inward from the lateral perimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.