Moldable photovoltaic solar cell module

Jeffrey Nelson,; Michael Hibbs; G. N. Nielson; M. Okandan; Jose L. Cruz-Campa; Paul J. Resnick; C. A. Sanchez; Vipin Gupta; Peggy J. Clews

Moldable photovoltaic solar cell module

Jeffrey Nelson, (Inventor)
, Michael Hibbs (Inventor)
, G. N. Nielson (Inventor)
, M. Okandan (Inventor)
, Jose L. Cruz-Campa (Inventor)
, Paul J. Resnick (Inventor)
, C. A. Sanchez (Inventor)
, Vipin Gupta (Inventor)
, Peggy J. Clews (Inventor)

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Abstract

A moldable photovoltaic module is provided. The module includes a flexible polymeric flex-circuit substrate having an electrically conductive printed wiring pattern and solder pads defined on it. Small photovoltaic cells are affixed to the flex-circuit substrate by back-surface contacts in electrical contact with the solder pads. At least one thermoformable polymeric film is joined to the flex-circuit substrate. Each said solder pad comprises a solder composition that, after an initial melt, has a melting point that lies above at least a portion of the temperature range for thermoforming the polymeric film.

Original language	American English
Patent number	US 10,038,113 B1
State	Published - Jul 31 2018
Externally published	Yes

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