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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Gaf Energy Llc, Parsippany, NJ (US);
William Sirski, San Jose, CA (US);
Alex Sharenko, Berkeley, CA (US);
David Fredric Joel Kavulak, Fremont, CA (US);
Nathan Peterson, Oakland, CA (US);
Hamsini Gopalakrishna, Santa Clara, CA (US);
GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to photovoltaic module for use on a roof. In some embodiments, the photovoltaic module may include a solar cell and a polymeric continuous fiber tape. In some embodiments, the polymeric continuous fiber tape comprises a polymer and glass fiber. In some embodiments, the glass fiber is present in an amount greater than about 50% by weight based on a total weight of the polymeric continuous fiber tape. In some embodiments, the polymeric continuous fiber tape comprises an elastic modulus greater than 1 GPa and an optical transmission greater than 80%.