Photovoltaic Modules Having a Filling Material
First Claim
1. A photovoltaic module comprising:
- (A) an elongated substrate wherein at least a portion of the elongated substrate is rigid, the elongated substrate having a width dimension and a longitudinal dimension;
(B) one or more solar cells disposed on said elongated substrate, said one or more solar cells each comprising;
a back-electrode disposed on a surface of the elongated substrate;
a semiconductor junction layer disposed on all or a portion of a surface of said back-electrode; and
a transparent conductive layer disposed on all or a portion of a surface of the semiconductor junction, wherein said transparent conductive layer has a first refractive index;
(C) a filler material disposed on the transparent conductive layer of each of the one or more solar cells, wherein the filler material has a second refractive index that is smaller or equal in value to said first refractive index; and
(D) a transparent casing disposed on said filler material thereby sealing said photovoltaic module, wherein said transparent casing has a third refractive index.
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Abstract
A photovoltaic module comprising an elongated substrate in which at least a portion of the elongated substrate is rigid is provided. One or more solar cells are disposed on the elongated substrate and each comprise: (i) a back-electrode disposed on the elongated substrate, (ii) a semiconductor junction layer disposed on all or a portion of a surface of the back-electrode, and (iii) a transparent conductive layer, having a first refractive index, is disposed on all or a portion of a surface of the semiconductor junction. The photovoltaic module further comprises a filler material, having a second refractive index that is smaller or equal in value to the first refractive index, disposed on the transparent conductive layer of the one or more solar cells. The photovoltaic module further comprises a transparent casing disposed on the filler material thereby sealing the photovoltaic module.
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1. A photovoltaic module comprising:
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(A) an elongated substrate wherein at least a portion of the elongated substrate is rigid, the elongated substrate having a width dimension and a longitudinal dimension; (B) one or more solar cells disposed on said elongated substrate, said one or more solar cells each comprising; a back-electrode disposed on a surface of the elongated substrate; a semiconductor junction layer disposed on all or a portion of a surface of said back-electrode; and a transparent conductive layer disposed on all or a portion of a surface of the semiconductor junction, wherein said transparent conductive layer has a first refractive index; (C) a filler material disposed on the transparent conductive layer of each of the one or more solar cells, wherein the filler material has a second refractive index that is smaller or equal in value to said first refractive index; and (D) a transparent casing disposed on said filler material thereby sealing said photovoltaic module, wherein said transparent casing has a third refractive index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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71. A photovoltaic module comprising
(A) a nonplanar elongated substrate having a first end and a second end; - and
(B) a plurality of solar cells linearly arranged on said nonplanar elongated substrate, the plurality of solar cells comprising a first solar cell and a second solar cell, each solar cell in said plurality of solar cells comprising; (i) a back-electrode disposed on a surface of said nonplanar elongated substrate; (ii) a semiconductor junction layer disposed on a surface of said back-electrode; and (iii) a transparent conductive layer disposed on a surface of said semiconductor junction, wherein said transparent conductive layer has a first refractive index, wherein the transparent conductive layer of the first solar cell in said plurality of solar cells is in serial electrical communication with the back-electrode of the second solar cell in said plurality of solar cells; (C) a filler material disposed on the transparent conductive layer of each solar cell in the plurality of solar cells, wherein said filler material has a second refractive index that is smaller or equal in value to said first refractive index; and (D) a transparent casing disposed on said filler material thereby sealing said photovoltaic module, wherein said transparent casing has a third refractive index. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75)
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