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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Rahul Sharma, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Siddharth Ram Athreya, Midland, MI (US);
Xuming Chen, Pearland, TX (US);
Keith L. Kauffmann, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Leonardo C. Lopez, Midland, MI (US);
Kwanho Yang, Midland, MI (US);
Rahul Sharma, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Siddharth Ram Athreya, Midland, MI (US);
Xuming Chen, Pearland, TX (US);
Keith L. Kauffmann, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Leonardo C. Lopez, Midland, MI (US);
Kwanho Yang, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention is a flexible photovoltaic article having excellent environmental barrier and mechanical protection for the photovoltaic system. The article comprises top side protective layers that include a flexible thin film glass under a top side stress relieving layer and on the opposite side of the photovoltaic cell a backside stress relieving layer.