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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Michael Pilliod, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christos Gougoussis, Cupertino, CA (US);
Michael M. Laurin, San Pedro, CA (US);
Scott Tandoi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Javier Verdura, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Franz Von Holzhausen, Malibu, CA (US);
Caroline Park, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Radu Muntean, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Kate Kuzina, Long Beach, CA (US);
Dante Lamastra, Corona, CA (US);
Tesla, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A solar panel includes a plurality of photovoltaic cells embedded in a layer of encapsulant. A textured and/or colored layer is positioned on a back side of the layer of encapsulant. The textured and/or colored layer matches a color and/or texture of the plurality of photovoltaic cells. A top layer is positioned on a front side of the layer of encapsulant.