Cross-linkable encapsulants for photovoltaic cells
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C08L-033/08
C08L-033/02
C08L-033/00
B32B-003/10
B32B-027/32
B32B-037/14
H01L-031/042
출원번호
US-0847267
(2010-07-30)
등록번호
US-8609777
(2013-12-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Prejean, George Wyatt
Smith, Rebecca L
출원인 / 주소
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
대리인 / 주소
Kourtakis, Maria M.
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Provided herein is a blend composition useful as a cross-linkable encapsulant layer and consisting essentially of two ethylene copolymers and optionally one or more additives. The first ethylene copolymer comprises copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first olefin having the formula CH2═C(R
Provided herein is a blend composition useful as a cross-linkable encapsulant layer and consisting essentially of two ethylene copolymers and optionally one or more additives. The first ethylene copolymer comprises copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first olefin having the formula CH2═C(R1)CO2R2, and a second olefin having the formula CH2═C(R3)COOH. The second ethylene copolymer consists essentially of copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first olefin having the formula CH2═C(R1)CO2R2, and a third olefin having the formula CH2═C(R4)D. R1, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group; and D represents a moiety containing an epoxy group. Further provided are solar cell modules comprising the encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises the blend composition or the product of cross-linking the blend composition, in which some acid groups of the second olefin have reacted with some epoxy groups of the third olefin.
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1. A solar cell module comprising a solar cell assembly and at least one encapsulant layer, wherein the at least one encapsulant layer consists essentially of a blend composition or a product of cross-linking the blend composition, said blend composition consisting and an Ethylene Copolymer 2, and o
1. A solar cell module comprising a solar cell assembly and at least one encapsulant layer, wherein the at least one encapsulant layer consists essentially of a blend composition or a product of cross-linking the blend composition, said blend composition consisting and an Ethylene Copolymer 2, and optionally, one or more additives; wherein said Ethylene Copolymer 1 consists essentially of copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally about 5 to about 40 wt% of copolymerized units of a first olefin having a formula of H2C =C(R1)CO2R2, and about 2 to about 30 wt% of copolymerized units of a second olefin having a formula of CH2=C(R3)COOH, wherein the weight percentages of the copolymerized units of the first olefin and of the second olefin are based on the total weight of said Ethylene Copolymer 1; wherein R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group, R2 represents an alkyl group, and R3 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group; and wherein said Ethylene Copolymer 2 consists essentially of copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally up to about 40 wt % of copolymerized units of the first olefin, and about 3 to about 15 wt % of copolymerized units of a third olefin having a formula of CH2=C(R4)-D, wherein the weight percentages of the copolymerized units of the first olefin and of the third olefin are based on the total weight of said Ethylene Copolymer 2; wherein R4 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group; wherein -D represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of —CO2R5, -CO2R6-R5, -R6-R5, -O-R5, and R5; wherein R5 represents a moiety containing an epoxy group and R6 represents an alkylene group; with the proviso that none of said first, second or third olefins is a dicarboxylic acid or a di-ester, mono-ester or anhydride of the dicarboxylic acid; wherein the one or more optional additives are selected from the group consisting of processing aids, flow enhancing additives, lubricants, pigments, dyes, optical brighteners, flame retardants, impact modifiers, nucleating agents, antiblocking agents, thermal stabilizers, hindered amine light stabilizers, UV absorbers, UV stabilizers, dispersants, surfactants, chelating agents, coupling agents, adhesives, primers, and reinforcement additives. 2. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the carboxylic acid groups of Ethylene Copolymer 1 are reacted with at least a portion of the epoxy groups of Ethylene Copolymer 2 to form cross-links between Ethylene Copolymer 1 and Ethylene Copolymer 2. 3. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein R1 represents hydrogen or a methyl group, R2 represents a butyl group, R3 represents hydrogen or a methyl group, R4 represents hydrogen or a methyl group, and -D is —R5, wherein R5 represents a moiety containing a glycidyl group. 4. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the first olefin is n-butyl acrylate and the second olefin is acrylic acid. 5. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the third olefin is glycidyl methacrylate. 6. The solar cell module of claim 1, further comprising a film layer, wherein the film layer is in direct contact with the encapsulant layer, and wherein the film layer comprises poly(ethylene terephthalate). 7. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the second olefin comprises acrylic acid and methacrylic acid. 8. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein Ethylene Copolymer 1 or Ethylene Copolymer 2 further comprises copolymerized residues of one or more additional comonomers. 9. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition consists essentially of about 10 to about 90 wt% of Ethylene Copolymer 1 and about 10 to about 90 wt% of Ethylene Copolymer 2, based on the total weight of the blend composition. 10. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises the impact modifier. 11. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises the processing aid. 12. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises the pigment, the dye or the optical brightener. 13. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises the coupling agent. 14. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises the UV absorber, the hindered amine light stabilizer, and the thermal stabilizer. 15. The solar cell module of claim 14, wherein the UV absorber is selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyphenyl triazine, a benzotriazole, and a combination of a hydroxyphenyl triazine and a benzotriazole; wherein the thermal stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of a phosphite, a triazine, and a combination of a phosphite and a triazine; and wherein the hindered amine light stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of sterically hindered cyclic secondary amines. 16. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the coupling agent comprises a silane coupling agent. 17. The solar cell module of claim 16, wherein the silane coupling agent comprises a glycidoxy group. 18. The solar cell module of claim 16, wherein the silane coupling agent comprises γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane. 19. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein the blend composition further comprises a catalyst. 20. The solar cell module of claim 1, wherein Ethylene Copolymer 2 is a copolymer of ethylene, vinyl acetate, and glycidyl methacrylate. 21. A process for preparing the solar cell module of claim 1, comprising: (i) providing a solar cell assembly and at least one encapsulant layer, wherein the at least one encapsulant layer consists essentially of the blend composition, wherein the blend composition is uncross-linked, and wherein the at least one encapsulant layer is formed by extrusion from the melt at a temperature of about 135° C. or lower; and (ii) laminating the assembly at a lamination temperature of about 135° C. or higher to provide a solar cell module wherein the blend composition is cross-linked. 22. The process of claim 21, wherein the laminating step is conducted by subjecting the assembly to heat and optionally vacuum or pressure.
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