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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Shigenobu Ikenaga, Chiba, JP;
Fumito Takeuchi, Chiba, JP;
Keiji Watanabe, Ichihara, JP;
Tomoaki Ito, Ichihara, JP;
Shigenobu Ikenaga, Chiba, JP;
Fumito Takeuchi, Chiba, JP;
Keiji Watanabe, Ichihara, JP;
Tomoaki Ito, Ichihara, JP;
MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., Tokyo, JP;
MITSUI CHEMICALS TOHCELLO, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An encapsulating material for solar cell excellent in a balance among properties including transparency, flexibility, adhesiveness, heat resistance, appearance, crosslinking properties, electrical properties and calender moldability. The encapsulating material includes an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer satisfying the following requirements: (a1) the content ratio of structural units derived from ethylene is from 80 to 90 mol % and the content ratio of structural units derived from α-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms is from 10 to 20 mol %; (a2) MFR is equal to or more than 2 g/10 minutes and less than 10 g/10 minutes as measured under the conditions of a temperature of 190 degrees centigrade and a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM D1238; (a3) the density is from 0.865 to 0.884 g/cmas measured in accordance with ASTM D1505; and (a4) the shore A hardness is from 60 to 85 as measured in accordance with ASTM D2240.