Solar battery module
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHitoshi Sannomiya, Takashi Ouchida, Hajime Saitoh
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Abstract
In a solar battery module of the present invention, a transparent material is provided on the side opposite the light incident side of a solar cell portion formed on a transparent substrate. The solar battery module further includes a printed matter having a prescribed pattern between the solar cell portion and the transparent material. Thus, by integrating a printed matter having for example an illustration, picture, or character in the solar module, the printed matter can be visually recognized from the back or front side, whereby an appearance of the module can be improved.
Claims11
A solar battery module, comprising:
- a transparent material provided on a side opposite a light incident side of a solar cell portion on a transparent substrate, the solar cell portion including an opaque back electrode provided between printed matter and the light incident side of the solar cell portion, and
- the printed matter having a prescribed pattern designed to cause pleasant feeling to human beings between said solar cell portion and said transparent material, the printed matter being printed on a substance or material other than an adhesive film.
A module comprising:
- a solar cell supported by a substrate, the solar cell comprising at least one semiconductor layer and an opaque back electrode, the semiconductor layer of the solar cell being provided between the opaque back electrode and the substrate;
- a transparent layer comprising a polymer;
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- a printed pattern comprising a printed character, picture and/or photograph provided between the solar cell and the transparent layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.