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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2020
Sabic Global Technologies B.v., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Huibert Johan Van Den Heuvel, Eindhoven, NL;
Rick Robert Emilie Bercx, Herten, NL;
Roland Van Giesen, Nederweert, NL;
Robert Walter Venderbosch, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria Steenbakkers-Menting, Susteren, NL;
Maud Van Der Ven, Bingelrade, NL;
Petya Dochkova Yaneva, Maastricht, NL;
Sabic Global Technologies B.V., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a photovoltaic module comprising (a) a front layer () arranged on the sunlight facing side of the photovoltaic module, wherein the front layer () comprises a first polypropylene composition, comprising a polypropylene, wherein the transmission of the front layer for light in the wavelength range of 350 nm to 1200 nm is on average at least 65% as compared to a situation without the front layer as determined according to ASTM D1003-13, (b) a sealing layer () which at least partly encapsulates a plurality of photovoltaic cells (), wherein the sealing layer () comprises a polyolefin elastomer composition comprising an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer and (c) a back layer (), wherein the back layer () comprises a first reinforced polypropylene layer comprising a second polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene and optionally a reinforcing filler, wherein the sealing layer is arranged between the front layer and the back layer.