Industrial Technology Research Institute

Fang-Yao Yeh

Tzong-Ming Lee

Kuo-Chan Chiou

Ming-Chia Li

Lee-May Huang

Chih-Wei Hu

Wen-Hsien Wang

Min-Tsung Kuan

Chun-Ming Yeh

Kuo-Chuan Ho

Chih-Yu Hsu

A photovoltaic electrochromic device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. According to the method, at least one thin-film solar cell is formed on a transparent substrate, wherein the thin-film solar cell at least includes an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode, and a portion of a surface of the anode is exposed from the thin film solar cell. An electrochromic thin film is then deposited on at least one surface of the cathode and the exposed surface of the anode. Thereafter, an electrolyte layer is formed on a surface of the thin-film solar cell to cover the electrochromic thin film. The anode and the cathode of the thin-film solar cell also serve as the anode and the cathode of the photovoltaic electrochromic device.

Photovoltaic electrochromic device

Disclosed are encapsulation materials including an 80 to 99.5 weight percentage (wt %) of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) and a 0.5 to 20 weight percentage(wt %) of a photoluminescent polymer, wherein the EVA and the photoluminescent polymers are evenly blended. The encapsulation materials can be applied to packaging solar cells, and the encapsulating structure may protect the EVA from UV damage and enhance light utilization efficiency of the solar cell.

Encapsulation material

Growing community of inventors

Taoyuan County, Taiwan

Fang-Yao Yeh