Photovoltaic Modules and Methods for Making Same

US2015114452A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2015114452-A1
Application numberUS-201314391096-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMay 7, 2013
Priority dateJun 1, 2012
Publication dateApr 30, 2015
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This invention relates to photovoltaic modules wherein a polyethylene composition is used as an alternative, in whole or in part, to traditional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) resins in at least one layer. The polyethylene compositions are especially useful in the encapsulant and/or backsheet layers of photovoltaic modules. The polyethylene compositions comprise units derived from at least one C 4 to C 6 alpha-olefin comonomer, and have densities of 0.86 g/cm 3 to 0.91 g/cm 3 .

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1 . A photovoltaic module having a layer comprising a polyethylene composition, wherein said polyethylene composition comprises: a. 50.0 wt % to 99.5 wt % of polymer units derived from ethylene, and b. 0.5 wt % to 50.0 wt % of polymer units derived from at least one C 4 to C 6 alpha-olefin comonomer, based on the total weight of said polyethylene composition, and said polyethylene composition has a density, in accordance with ASTM D1505 at 23° C., of 0.86 g/cm 3 to 0.91 g/cm 3 .…

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What does patent US2015114452A1 cover?
This invention relates to photovoltaic modules wherein a polyethylene composition is used as an alternative, in whole or in part, to traditional ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) resins in at least one layer. The polyethylene compositions are especially useful in the encapsulant and/or backsheet layers of photovoltaic modules. The polyethylene compositions comprise units derived from at least one C …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Exxonmobil Chem Patents Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C08L23/0815. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Apr 30 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).