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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jeffrey S. Nelson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Michael Hibbs, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gregory N. Nielson, Lehi, UT (US);
Murat Okandan, Edgewood, NM (US);
Jose Luis Cruz-Campa, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul J. Resnick, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Carlos Anthony Sanchez, Belen, NM (US);
Vipin P. Gupta, Glenview, IL (US);
Peggy J. Clews, Tijeras, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A moldable photovoltaic module is provided. The module includes a flexible polymeric flex-circuit substrate having an electrically conductive printed wiring pattern and solder pads defined on it. Small photovoltaic cells are affixed to the flex-circuit substrate by back-surface contacts in electrical contact with the solder pads. At least one thermoformable polymeric film is joined to the flex-circuit substrate. Each said solder pad comprises a solder composition that, after an initial melt, has a melting point that lies above at least a portion of the temperature range for thermoforming the polymeric film.