See-through type photovoltaic module including 3-dimensional photonic crystal, manufacturing method thereof, and insulated glass unit including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9310519-B2
Application number	US-201113287291-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 2, 2011
Priority date	Nov 22, 2010
Publication date	Apr 12, 2016
Grant date	Apr 12, 2016

Abstract

Disclosed is a see-through type photovoltaic module that includes: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a first transparent electrode and a second electrode, all of which are placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; a photoactive layer being placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy; and a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate, wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on the surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A see-through type photovoltaic module comprising:
a first transparent substrate;
a second transparent substrate;
a first transparent electrode and a second electrode placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate;
a photoactive layer being placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy; and
a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate,
wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on the surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate,
wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises an inverse opal structure and an empty space inside of the inverse opal structure,
wherein the protective layer contacts with the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer, and
wherein a material of the protective layer is filled within a portion of the empty space.

2. The see-through type photovoltaic module of claim 1 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer reflects light with a wavelength from 400 nm to 1100 nm.

3. The see-through type photovoltaic module of claim 1 , wherein the permittivity of the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is equal to or greater than 2.0 and equal to or less than 6.25.

4. The see-through type photovoltaic module of claim 1 , wherein the volume filling ratio of the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is equal to or greater than 10% and equal to or less than 26%.

5. The sec-through type photovoltaic module of claim 1 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises at least one of ZnO, IZO, ITO and graphene.

6. The see-through type photovoltaic module of claim 1 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises at least one and equal to or less than 50 inverse opal structure layers.

7. A triple insulated glass unit comprising:
a first transparent substrate;
a second transparent substrate;
a first transparent electrode and a second electrode placed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate;
a photoactive layer placed between the first transparent electrode and the second electrode and converting light into electrical energy;
a protective layer placed between the second electrode and the second transparent substrate;
a third transparent substrate; and
a thermal insulating layer separating the second transparent substrate from the third transparent substrate,
wherein a 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is formed on at least one of the front surface of the second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate,
wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises an inverse opal structure and an empty space inside of the inverse opal structure,
wherein the protective layer contacts with the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer, and
wherein a material of the protective layer is filled within a portion of the empty space.

8. The triple insulated glass unit of claim 7 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer reflects light with a wavelength from 400 nm to 1100 nm.

9. The triple insulated glass unit of claim 7 , wherein the permittivity of the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is equal to or greater than 2.0 and equal to or less than 6.25.

10. The triple insulated glass unit of claim 7 , wherein the volume filling ratio of the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer is equal to or greater than 10% and equal to or less than 26%.

11. The triple insulated glass unit of claim 7 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises at least one of ZnO, IZO, ITO and graphene.

12. The triple insulated glass unit of claim 7 , wherein the 3-dimensional photonic crystal structural layer comprises at least one and equal to or less than 50 inverse opal structure layers.

Assignees

• Myong Seung-Yeop
• Intellectual Discovery Co Ltd

Inventors

• Myong Seung-Yeop

Classifications

• H10F77/707

  of the substrates or of layers on substrates, e.g. textured ITO layer on a glass substrate · CPC title

• H10F77/48

  Back surface reflectors [BSR] · CPC title

• H10F19/807

  Double-glass encapsulation, e.g. photovoltaic cells arranged between front and rear glass sheets · CPC title

• B32B17/10788

  containing ethylene vinylacetate · CPC title

• B32B17/10761

  containing vinyl acetal · CPC title