US4401839A
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Solar panel with hardened foil back layer
Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Co
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Filing: 1981-12-15
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2001-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A solar panel has at least one solar cell and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil underlying the cell. The panel preferably has a rigid transparent sheet above the cell, the foil sheet being bonded to the cell and to the transparent sheet. The foil sheet may be substantially continuous and provide a hermetic seal near the lower surface of the panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce D. Pyle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:27
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B17/10; B32B17/10005; B32B17/1055; B32B17/10761; B32B15/00; B32B15/20; B32B17/10009; B32B17/10018; H; H02; H02S; H02S30/00; H02S30/10; H10; H10F; H10F19/00; H10F19/80; H10F19/85; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
22 words
A solar panel comprising: at least one solar cell; and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil behind the cell and bonded thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
A solar panel comprising: at least one solar cell; and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil behind the cell and bonded thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A solar panel comprising: at least one solar cell; a rigid transparent sheet overlying the cell; and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil beneath the cell and bonded to the cell and to the transparent sheet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A solar panel comprising: at least one solar cell; a rigid transparent sheet overlying the cell; and a sheet of hardened aluminum foil beneath the cell and bonded to the cell and to the transparent sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The solar panel recited in claim 2 wherein the panel includes upper and lower surfaces and the foil sheet provides a hermetic seal along a portion of the lower surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet comprises type 1100 aluminum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet comprises type 3003 aluminum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet comprises type 5052 aluminum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet comprises full hard aluminum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet comprises half hard aluminum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the solar cell is at least partially embedded in a dielectric layer and the foil sheet is bonded to the cell through the dielectric layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 wherein the foil sheet is laminated between a pair of dielectric sheets.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The solar panel recited in claim 3 which includes an electrically conductive peripheral frame, the foil sheet being grounded to the frame.
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