Multi-layered film and photovoltaic modules comprising the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9450128-B2
Application number	US-201313950236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2013
Priority date	Jan 27, 2011
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A multi-layered film, a backsheet for photovoltaic modules, a method of manufacturing the same, and a photovoltaic module are provided. The multi-layered film having excellent reliability and adhesive strength under high heat/moisture conditions and also showing excellent weather resistance and durability may be provided by forming a primer layer including an oxazoline group-containing polymer on a substrate and forming a resin layer including a fluorine-based polymer on the primer layer. The primer layer and resin layer of the multi-layered film may be manufactured at a low cost under a low drying temperature using a solvent having a low boiling point, so that the manufacturing costs can be reduced and the quality of the product can be prevented from being deteriorated by thermal deformation or thermal shock. The multi-layered film may be effectively used for a backsheet for photovoltaic modules so that the photovoltaic module can exhibit excellent durability even when exposed to external environments for a long time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-layered film comprising:
a substrate;
a primer layer formed on the substrate and including an oxazoline group-containing polymer; and
a resin layer formed on the primer layer and including a first fluorine-based polymer having a melting point of 155° C. or lower and a second fluorine-based polymer having a melting point of 155° C. or higher.

2. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein one or both surfaces of the substrate are subjected to at least one treatment before forming the primer layer selected from the group consisting of plasma treatment, corona treatment, primer treatment, anchoring agent treatment, coupling agent treatment and thermal treatment.

3. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the oxazoline group-containing polymer of the primer layer is a homopolymer of an oxazoline group-containing monomer; a copolymer including an oxazoline group-containing monomer and at least one comonomer; or a mixture thereof.

4. The multi-layered film of claim 3 , wherein the oxazoline group-containing monomer is a compound represented by the following Formula 1:

wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and R 5 represents an acyclic hydrocarbon group having an unsubstituted bond.

5. The multi-layered film of claim 3 , wherein the oxazoline group-containing monomer is at least one selected from the group consisting of 2-vinyl-2-oxazoline, 2-vinyl-4-methyl-2-oxazoline, 2-vinyl-5-methyl-2-oxazoline, 2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline, 2-isopropenyl-4-methyl-2-oxazoline and 2-isopropenyl-5-ethyl-2-oxazoline.

6. The multi-layered film of claim 3 , wherein a content of the oxazoline group-containing monomer included in the copolymer is 1% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the copolymer including the oxazoline group-containing monomer and at least one comonomer.

7. The multi-layered film of claim 6 , wherein a content of the oxazoline group-containing monomer included in the copolymer is in the range of 5% by weight to 95% by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer including the oxazoline group-containing monomer and at least one comonomer.

8. The multi-layered film of claim 3 , wherein the comonomer included in the copolymer is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkyl(meth)acrylate, an amide group-containing monomer, an unsaturated nitrile-based monomer, a vinyl ester-based monomer, a vinyl ether-based monomer, a halogen-containing α,β-unsaturated monomer and an α,β-unsaturated aromatic monomer.

9. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the oxazoline group-containing polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 500,000.

10. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the primer layer has the thickness of 10 nm to 10,000 nm.

11. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the first fluorine-based polymer and the second fluorine-based polymer are respectively a homopolymer, a copolymer or a mixture thereof including at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), vinyl fluoride (VF), tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), trifluoroethylene, hexafluoroisobutylene, perfluorobutyl ethylene, perfluoro(methylvinylether) (PMVE), perfluoro(ethylvinylether) (PEVE), perfluoro(propylvinylether) (PPVE), perfluoro(hexylvinylether) (PHVE), perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxol (PDD) and perfluoro-2-methylene-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (PMD) in a polymerized form.

12. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the first fluorine-based polymer and the second fluorine-based polymer respectively have a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000.

13. The multi-layered film of claim 1 , wherein the resin layer further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a pigment, a filler, a UV stabilizer, a thermal stabilizer and barrier particles.

14. A backsheet for photovoltaic modules comprising the multi-layered film defined in claim 1 .

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun Cheol
• Kwon Yoon Kyung

Classifications

• H10F19/80

  Encapsulations or containers for integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, having photovoltaic cells · CPC title

• H10F19/85

  Protective back sheets · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title

• C08J2367/02

  Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds; (C08J2367/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08J2427/12

  containing fluorine atoms · CPC title