Aqueous dispersion composition, back sheet for an eco-friendly photovoltaic module, and method for manufacturing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10505067-B2
Application number	US-201414274425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2014
Priority date	Nov 17, 2011
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

Provided are an aqueous dispersion composition, a backsheet for a photovoltaic module, a method of preparing the same, and a photovoltaic module. Since the aqueous dispersion composition includes a fluorine-based polymer, a pigment and an aqueous dispersion binder, a backsheet for a photovoltaic module using the aqueous dispersion composition is prepared without a toxic organic solvent, and thus is environmentally friendly and economical. In addition, as the aqueous dispersion binder is used, a chalking phenomenon in which the pigment projected on a surface of the backsheet is easily detached may be prevented, thereby enhancing both productivity and quality.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aqueous dispersion composition, comprising:
a fluorine-based polymer which is the only fluorine-based polymer present in the aqueous dispersion composition, wherein the fluorine-based polymer consists of a crystalline fluorine-based polymer of which the crystallization degree is 10% to 55% having an average diameter of 2 to 10 μm,
a pigment which is titanium dioxide,
a surfactant, and
an aqueous dispersion binder which is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyurethane resin, a silane-modified urethane-based resin, and an acryl-modified polyester resin, and which is included in an amount of 5 to 50 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the fluorine-based polymer and the aqueous dispersion binder is melted or dispersed in an aqueous solvent and the aqueous dispersion binder has a solid content of from 20% to 50%,
wherein, in the aqueous dispersion composition, the fluorine-based polymer, the pigment, the surfactant and the aqueous dispersion binder are dispersed in an aqueous solvent,
wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-based surfactant, a polyvinylalcohol, a polyvinylpoyrrolidone, a methyl cellulose, an ethyl cellulose, a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, sodium oleate, a sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxy sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene alkylamine, a glycerin fatty acid ester, a quaternary ammonium, a phosphate, a pyrophosphoric acid salt, and an inorganic dispersing agent, and
wherein the aqueous dispersion composition has no detachment region according to ASTM D3002/D3359 standards on a CT-24 adhesive tape, no change in adhesive strength to the tape after 75 hours at 2 atm and 121° C., and the pigment does not attach to the adhesive tape.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer does not contain a crosslinkable functional group.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer includes polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) or polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) including at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), trifluoroethylene, hexafluoroisobutylene, perfluorobutylene, perfluoro(methylvinylether) (PMVE), perfluoro(ethylvinylether) (PEVE), perfluoro(propylvinylether) (PPVE), perfluoro(hexylvinylether) (PHVE), perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxide (PDD) and perfluoro-2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (PMD).

4. The composition according to claim 3 , wherein the comonomer included in the fluorine-based copolymer has a content of 0.5 to 50 wt % based on a total weight of the fluorine-based copolymer.

5. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based polymer has a melting point of 80 to 175° C.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the pigment is included at 1 to 200 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the fluorine-based polymer.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the aqueous dispersion composition includes the fluorine-based polymer, the pigment and the aqueous dispersion binder, which are dispersed in an aqueous solvent, and the aqueous solvent is included at 50 to 2,000 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of a solid content of the composition.

9. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is included at 0.1 to 20 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the fluorine-based polymer.

10. A backsheet for a photovoltaic module, comprising:
a base; and
a resin layer formed on one or both surfaces of the base, and formed of the aqueous dispersion composition according to claim 1 .

11. The backsheet according to claim 10 , wherein the base is a metal film or a polymer film.

12. The backsheet according to claim 10 , wherein the base has a thickness of 50 to 500 μm.

13. The backsheet according to claim 10 , wherein the resin layer includes a melted product of an aqueous dispersion composition.

14. The backsheet according to claim 10 , wherein the resin layer has a thickness of 1 to 50 μm.

15. A photovoltaic module comprising the backsheet for a photovoltaic module according to claim 10 .

16. A method of preparing a backsheet for a photovoltaic module, comprising:
forming a resin layer by coating the aqueous dispersion composition according to claim 1 and heating the coated surface.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the heating temperature is 150 to 250° C.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Yoon Kyung
• Kim Hyun Cheol

Classifications

• C08K2003/2241

  Titanium dioxide · CPC title

• C09D127/12

  containing fluorine atoms · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title

• C08J2300/102

  containing halogen atoms · CPC title

• H01L31/049

  Electricity · mapped topic