Silicon Resin Photovoltaic Sheet for Moisture and Light Resistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Photovoltaic cells require a support member that provides load-bearing and light-transmission capabilities while maintaining durability and resistance to environmental factors, as existing materials like glass and metal foils have limitations in terms of brittleness and resistance.

Innovation Solution

A sheet for photovoltaic cells comprising a resin layer with a silicon resin and a light resistance agent, including an aryl group, which enhances adhesiveness, moisture resistance, and light collecting efficiency, and can be used as a back sheet with a base layer such as a metal foil or fluorine resin.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If glass or metal foil is used as the bottom layer, then load-bearing capability is improved, but brittleness and resistance to environmental factors worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveload-bearing capabilityVSAvoidresistance to environmental factors
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a composite structure consisting of a base layer (glass or metal foil) combined with a resin layer containing silicon resin and light resistance providing agent. This composite material approach allows the base layer to provide load-bearing capability while the resin layer provides environmental resistance, thereby resolving the contradiction between strength and reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Stability of the object's composition

If a rigid back skin is used as the bottom layer, then structural stability is improved, but flexibility and adaptability worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidflexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines a rigid base layer with a flexible resin layer to create a composite back sheet that exhibits both structural stability and flexibility. The resin layer's viscoelastic properties provide flexibility and adaptability while the base layer maintains structural stability, resolving the contradiction between these two requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Ease of manufacture

If conventional resin materials are used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but moisture barrier property and light resistance worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidmoisture barrier property and light resistance
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the resin by incorporating silicon resin and light resistance providing agents. This parameter change transforms conventional resin into a specialized resin composition that maintains ease of manufacture through standard coating processes while significantly improving moisture barrier property and light resistance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite resin system combining silicon resin with light resistance providing agents, achieving enhanced protective properties while maintaining manufacturability through established coating and curing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The silicon resin layer improves the sheet's durability, adhesiveness, and light resistance, enhancing the overall performance and efficiency of photovoltaic modules by providing excellent moisture barrier, weather resistance, and light resistance properties.

Implementation Method 1

The silicon resin may comprise an aryl group, for example, an aryl group binding to a silicon atom... The silicon resin layer improves the sheet's durability, adhesiveness

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Implementation Method 2

A sheet for photovoltaic cell use can have a resin layer including a silicon resin and a light resistance providing agent

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentEP2722896B1Sheet for photovoltaic cell
Publication Date: 2016.11.02 LG CHEM LTD
  • EP2722896B1 patent drawingFigure 1~4

AI summary

Provided are a sheet for a photovoltaic cell, a method of manufacturing the same, and a photovoltaic module. The sheet for a photovoltaic cell having excellent moisture barrier property, weather resistance, moisture resistance, thermal resistance, and light resistance, and the photovoltaic module including the same may be provided.