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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Saito, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Iwasaki, Osaka, JP;
Kazumasa Toya, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiya Abiko, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hirotsu, Osaka, JP;
Youichi Nagai, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Nakahata, Osaka, JP;
Rui Mikami, Osaka, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A concentrator photovoltaic module including: a flexible printed circuit provided in contact with a bottom surface of a housing; and a primary concentrating portion formed by a plurality of lens elements being arranged, each lens element concentrating sunlight, wherein the flexible printed circuit includes: an insulating base material and a conductive pattern; a plurality of power generating elements provided on the pattern, so as to correspond to the lens elements, respectively; a cover lay as a covering layer having insulating property and a low water absorption not higher than a predetermined value, the cover lay covering and sealing a conductive portion including the pattern on the insulating base material; and an adhesive layer having insulating property and a low water absorption not higher than the predetermined value, the adhesive layer bonding the insulating base material and the covering layer together.