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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Katsumi Kushiya, Tokyo, JP;
Norimasa Akema, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A photovoltaic module having long-term durability is obtained at low cost. A CIS based thin-film photovoltaic moduleis obtained by bonding a cover glasscomprising, e.g., a semi-tempered white flat glass, which is inexpensive and durable, to a CIS based thin-film photovoltaic circuiton a glass substrateA with a thermally crosslinked ethylene vinyl acetate (hereinafter referred to as EVA) resin film(or sheet) as an adhesive. Use of the EVA resin filmreduces the amount of an EVA resin to be used. In the crosslinking, a gas generating from the EVA resin film is removed by vacuum suction to prevent bubble generation or inclusion, etc. A high-capacity storage capacitoris disposed on that side of the glass substrate which is opposite to the circuit side to store the electricity optically generated by the circuit.