Delaminating and laminating of photovoltaic modules and solar cells using microwaves

Binesh Puthen Veettil; David Payne; Mattias Juhl; Darren Bagnall

Delaminating and laminating of photovoltaic modules and solar cells using microwaves

Binesh Puthen Veettil (Inventor), David Payne (Inventor), Mattias Juhl (Inventor), Darren Bagnall (Inventor)

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Abstract

A method of delaminating a photovoltaic module is disclosed wherein the photovoltaic module comprises at least one solar cell having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first protective sheet, and a first encapsulant material positioned between the first surface of the at least one solar cell and the first protective sheet and fixing the first protective sheet to the at least one solar cell, the method comprising applying microwave radiation to the at least one solar cell to heat the at least one solar cell to a temperature above a melting or softening temperature of the first encapsulant material, wherein heat is transferred from the at least one solar cell to the first encapsulant material. A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic module is also disclosed that comprises applying microwave radiation to at least one solar cell.

Original language	English
Patent number	WO2023150831
IPC	H05B 6/80 2006.1,B29B 17/02 2006.1,B29C 51/14 2006.1,B29C 51/42 2006.1,B29K 101/12 2006.1,B32B 37/06 2006.1,B32B 43/00 2006.1,H01L 31/048 2014.1,H01L 31/18 2006.1,H05B 6/64 2006.1,H05B 6/78 2006.1
Priority date	11/02/22
Filing date	9/02/23
Publication status	Submitted - 17 Aug 2023

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Eurasian Patent Organization (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM)
European Patent Office (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR)
African Intellectual Property Organization (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG)

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Delaminating and laminating of photovoltaic modules and solar cells using microwaves

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