# US 2023/0053683 A1 · Solar power generation module and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0053683 A1 - Document ID: US20230053683A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/853,801 - Filed: 2022-06-29 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-23 - Assignees: Mecaroenergy Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Mecaroenergy Co., Ltd. - Inventors: HYUK KYOO JANG; GYU HYUN LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230053683A1 ## CPC - H10F 19/80: Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells - H10F 19/804: {Materials of encapsulations} - H10F 19/85: Protective back sheets - H10F 77/147: {Shapes of bodies} - H10F 19/30: comprising thin-film photovoltaic cells - Y02E 10/50: Photovoltaic [PV] energy - 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 Provided is a solar power generation module, comprising: a lower substrate 100 into which solar cells 200 are inserted; and an upper substrate 300 disposed on the lower substrate 100, wherein the lower substrate 100 comprises piercing parts 110 configured to pass through the lower substrate 100, or spatial groove parts 115 formed in their respective groove shapes in the lower substrate 100, each of the solar cells 200 is disposed in a space between each of the piercing parts 110 or the spatial grove parts 115 of the lower substrate 100, and the upper substrate 300 is disposed at an upper portion of the lower substrate 100 into which the solar cells 200 are inserted. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A solar power generation module, comprising: a lower substrate into which solar cells are inserted; and an upper substrate disposed on the lower substrate, wherein the lower substrate comprises piercing parts configured to pass through the lower substrate 100, or spatial groove parts formed in their respective groove shapes in the lower substrate, each of the solar cells is disposed in a space between each of the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts of the lower substrate, and the upper substrate is disposed at an upper part of the lower substrate into which the solar cells are inserted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein each of the piercing parts or each of the spatial groove parts is formed in a line type in the lower substrate 100, and each of the solar cells is formed in a line type in the space between each of the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts of the lower substrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein the lower substrate and the upper substrate are composed of a transparent material of a glass, acrylic, polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE) or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein each of the solar cells is inserted and disposed into the space between each of the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts of the lower substrate perpendicularly to or at a fixed angle to the lower substrate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein each of the solar cells is 5 mm to 100 mm in width. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein the solar cells consist of crystalline silicon solar cells, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells, cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar cells, or amorphous silicon solar cells. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein the lower substrate, the solar cells, and the upper substrate are combined with one another using an adhesive, photo-curable resin, or thermosetting resin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The solar power generation module of claim 1, wherein the upper substrate comprises groove parts having their respective shapes corresponding to the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts. ### Claim 9 A method of manufacturing a solar power generation module, comprising: a first step of forming a lower substrate comprising piercing parts configured to pass through the lower substrate, or spatial groove parts formed in their respective groove shapes in the lower substrate, and insertion groove parts into which solar cells are inserted, respectively; a second step of cutting the solar cells; a third step of inserting each of the solar cells into a space between each of the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts of the lower substrate; a fourth step of fixing the solar cells to the insertion groove parts of the lower substrate, respectively using an adhesive, photo-curable resin, or thermosetting resin; a fifth step of connecting electrodes of the solar cells to one another; and a sixth step of disposing an upper substrate at an upper portion of the lower substrate into which the solar cells are inserted, and combining the lower substrate, the solar cells, and the upper substrate with one another. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first step shows forming the lower substrate comprising the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts formed in their respective line types, and the second step shows cutting the solar cells in their respective line types. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first step further comprises forming the lower substrate with a transparent material of a glass, acrylic, polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material, and the sixth step further comprises forming the upper substrate composed of a transparent material of a glass, acrylic, polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene (PE), or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the third step shows that into the space between each of the piercing parts or the spatial groove parts of the lower substrate, each of the solar cells is inserted perpendicularly to or at a fixed angle to the lower substrate.