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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Makoto Inagaki, Osaka, JP;
Youichi Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Saito, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Rui Mikami, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Nemoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 20/10 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H02S 20/10 (2014.12); H02S 20/32 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
This photovoltaic module includes: a power generating element configured to receive light to generate power; and a housing which is closed, the housing having: a concentrating portion provided with a lens configured to concentrate sunlight; a bottom portion in which the power generating element is disposed; and a side wall serving as an outer frame for the bottom portion and supporting the concentrating portion. The side wall is formed from a resin and has at least one vent hole.