FLEXIBLE LOW MODULUS PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING SHEATHING MEMBER

The present invention is premised upon -m improved photovoltaic building sheathing member ("PV device"), more particularly to a flexible low modulus photovoltaic building sheathing member, the member comprising: a flexible photovoltaic cell assembly, a body portion comprised of a body mate...

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Hauptverfasser: YANG KWANHO, ZAWISZA JEFFREY D, FENG JIE, KAUFFMANN KEITH L, LIU HUA, LOPEZ LEONARDO C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is premised upon -m improved photovoltaic building sheathing member ("PV device"), more particularly to a flexible low modulus photovoltaic building sheathing member, the member comprising: a flexible photovoltaic cell assembly, a body portion comprised of a body material and connected to a; peripheral edge segment of the photovoltaic cell assembly, wherein the body portion has a cross-sectional area of at least 35 mm2 within 1 cm on at least 95 percent of points along the peripheral edge segment: wherein the body material comprises a composition having a modulus of 5 to 200 MPa between a temperature of −40 to 85° C., with a coefficient of thermal expansion (GTE) below 100×10−6/° C., and the body portion exhibiting a warpage value of less than 15 mm.