Back sheet for photovoltaic modules and photovoltaic module using the same

• US 20080053512A1
• Filed: 08/28/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KEIWA, Inc.
• Original Assignee: KEIWA, Inc.
• Inventors: Kawashima, Koji
• Application Number:
  US11/895,860
• Publication Number:
  US 20080053512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 136/244
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10018 comprising only one glass sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/1077 containing polyurethane
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10788 containing ethylene vinylacetate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2323/04 Polyethylene
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2367/00 Polyesters, e.g. PET, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/32 comprising polyolefins comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/049 Protective back sheets
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

An object of the invention is to provide a back sheet for photovoltaic modules that is excellent in various characteristics such as weather resistance, durability, water resistance, heat resistance, gas barrier properties, toughness and the like, and is particularly excellent in adhesiveness to the filler layer and in resistance to hydrolysis and voltage endurance, and that has favorable manufacturability and cost reduction capability, and a photovoltaic module using the same. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules of the present invention is a laminate having a front face side resin film, a barrier film and a back face side resin film in this order, in which the front face side resin film contains polyolefin (polyethylene) as a principal component. A voltage endurable film may be provided between the front face side resin film and the barrier film. An aluminum foil, or a laminated film of inorganic oxide layers may be used as the barrier film. Each film constructing the laminate may be laminated via an adhesive layer. The back face side resin film may contain PEN or PET as a principal component.

Claims

1. A back sheet for photovoltaic modules that is a laminate comprising a front face side resin film, a barrier film and a back face side resin film in this order, wherein

the front face side resin film comprises polyolefin as a principal component.

2. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein the barrier film has a substrate film and an inorganic oxide layer.

3. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein an aluminum foil is used as the barrier film.

4. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein a voltage endurable film is provided between the front face side resin film and the barrier film.

5. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein each film constructing the laminate is laminated via an adhesive layer.

6. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 5 wherein a polyurethane-based adhesive is used as the adhesive that constitutes the adhesive layer.

7. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein the polyolefin is polyethylene.

8. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein the back face side resin film comprises polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate as a principal component.

9. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 2 wherein the substrate film of the barrier film comprises polyethylene terephthalate as a principal component.

10. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 4 wherein the voltage endurable film comprises polyethylene terephthalate as a principal component.

11. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 4 wherein the voltage endurable film has a thickness of 50 μ

m or greater and 250 μ

m or less.

12. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 2 wherein aluminum oxide or silica oxide is used as the inorganic oxide that constitutes the inorganic oxide layer.

13. The back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 wherein a pigment is included to be dispersed in the front face side resin film.

14. A photovoltaic module comprising a light-transmissive substrate, a filler layer, a photovoltaic cell as a photovoltaic device, a filler layer, and the back sheet for photovoltaic modules according to claim 1 laminated in this order.