Photovoltaic module for a rigid carrier

Abstract

The main subject of the invention is a photovoltaic module (1) including at least one transparent first layer (3) forming the front side of the photovoltaic module (1) and intended to receive a light flux, an assembly (4) of a plurality of photovoltaic cells (5) placed side-by-side and electrically connected together, an assembly (6a, 6b) encapsulating the plurality of photovoltaic cells (5), and a second layer (7) forming the back side of the photovoltaic module (1), the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) and the assembly (4) of a plurality of photovoltaic cells (5) being located between the first (3) and second (7) layers. The photovoltaic module (1) is characterised in that the first layer (3) consists of at least one transparent polymer and includes a plurality of sheets (8) that are independent from one another, each sheet (8) being located facing at least one photovoltaic cell (5), so as to form a discontinuous front side of the photovoltaic module (1), and in that the rigidity of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) is defined by a young's modulus (e) of the encapsulating material higher than or equal to 75 mpa at room temperature and a thickness (e) of the encapsulating assembly (6a, 6b) comprised between 0.4 and 1 mm.