The present disclosure relates to a solar battery; in particular, to a photovoltaic device, a photovoltaic cell, and a photovoltaic module.
Solar energy is an inexhaustible and renewable energy in nature, and solar energy obtained from a photovoltaic cell does not produce any pollution, so that solar energy is friendly to the environment as compared to fossil fuels, and the development of photovoltaic cell is important in renewable energy. The initial drawbacks in the development of photovoltaic cell are the low photoelectric conversion efficiency and the high cost, accordingly, organic photovoltaic cell by using polymer materials draw the industrial and academic domains' attention because of the properties such as lower manufacturing cost, lighter material and flexible. However, the structure of conventional photovoltaic cell is too complicated, which results in the difficulty for mass production.
The present disclosure provides a photovoltaic device, a photovoltaic cell, and a photovoltaic module to solve the drawbacks of conventional photovoltaic cells.
The present disclosure discloses a photovoltaic cell, which includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive sheets mutually interveningly disposed on the substrate and forming a first matrix arrangement, and a plurality of photovoltaic units mutually interveningly disposed on the conductive sheets and forming a second matrix arrangement different from the first matrix arrangement. Any two adjacent rows of the second matrix arrangement of the photovoltaic units are separated from each other. In each row of the photovoltaic units, an electrical connection of any two adjacent photovoltaic units is established by being connected to one of the conductive sheets.
Preferably, each of the photovoltaic units includes a photoelectric conversion complex layer, a conductive pillar, an insulating film, and a connecting sheet. The photoelectric conversion complex layer includes a first region, a second region, and a partition slot arranged between the first region and the second region. The first region and the second region are separated from each other and are respectively disposed on two adjacent conductive sheets. The conductive pillar is embedded in the second region and is connected to the corresponding conductive sheet. The insulating film is disposed on the first region and the second region and is arranged across the partition slot. The connecting sheet is disposed on the first region and the second region and is connected to the conductive pillar. The insulating film is embedded in the connecting sheet.
Preferably, the first region and the second region respectively arranged in any two adjacent photovoltaic units and arranged adjacent to each other are disposed on the one of the conductive sheets.
Preferably, in each of the photovoltaic units, the second region is divided into two sub-regions by the conductive pillar embedded therein, and a distance between the two sub-regions is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm.
Preferably, in each of the photovoltaic units, a distance between the first region and the second region is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm, and each of the first region and the second region includes an electron transferring layer, an active layer stacked on the electron transferring layer, and an electronic hole transferring layer stacked on the active layer.
Preferably, a distance between any two adjacent photovoltaic units is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm.
Preferably, the substrate includes a plate and a hardened layer disposed on the plate, and the conductive sheets are disposed on the hardened layer.
Preferably, the plate is a translucent resin plate or a translucent glass plate, and the material of the translucent resin plate includes at least one of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polyethylene (PE), a polyimide (PI), a polyamide (PA), a polyurethane (PU), and an acrylic.
Preferably, the material of the hardened layer includes at least one of an acrylic, an epoxy, and a silica, and the hardened layer has a thickness within a range of 1 μm to 5 μm.
Preferably, each of the conductive sheets is transparent and is made of an organic conductive material or an inorganic conductive material, wherein the organic conductive material includes a poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT), carbon nanotubes, or a combination thereof, and the inorganic conductive material includes a metal or a metal oxide.
The present disclosure also discloses a photovoltaic device, which includes a photovoltaic cell, two protective layers, and a package compound. The photovoltaic cell includes a substrate, a plurality of conductive sheets mutually interveningly disposed on the substrate and forming a first matrix arrangement, and a plurality of photovoltaic units mutually interveningly disposed on the conductive sheets and forming a second matrix arrangement different from the first matrix arrangement. Any two adjacent rows of the second matrix arrangement of the photovoltaic units are separated from each other; in each row of the photovoltaic units, an electrical connection of any two adjacent photovoltaic units is established by being connected to one of the conductive sheets. The two protective layers are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the photovoltaic cell. The package compound connects the two protective layers and is arranged around the photovoltaic cell, and the photovoltaic cell is arranged in an enclosed space defined by the package compound and the two protective layers.
The present disclosure further discloses a photovoltaic module of a photovoltaic cell, which includes a conductive sheet and two photovoltaic units mutually interveningly disposed on the conductive sheet and electrically connected to each other by the conductive sheet. Each of the two photovoltaic units includes a photoelectric conversion complex layer, a conductive pillar, an insulating film, and a connecting sheet. The photoelectric conversion complex layer includes a first region, a second region, and a partition slot arranged between the first region and the second region. The first region and the second region are separated from each other and are respectively disposed on two adjacent conductive sheets. The conductive pillar is embedded in the second region. The insulating film is disposed on the first region and the second region and is arranged across the partition slot. The connecting sheet is disposed on the first region and the second region and is connected to the conductive pillar. The insulating film is embedded in the connecting sheet. The first region and the second region respectively arranged in the two photovoltaic units and arranged adjacent to each other are disposed on the conductive sheet, and the conductive sheet is connected to the conductive pillar of the corresponding second region.
Preferably, in each of the two photovoltaic units, the second region is divided into two sub-regions by the conductive pillar embedded therein.
Preferably, a distance between the two photovoltaic units is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm, a distance between the first region and the second region is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm, and a distance between the two sub-regions is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm.
Preferably, in each of the two photovoltaic units, each of the first regions and the second regions include an electron transferring layer, an active layer stacked on the electron transferring layer, and an electronic hole transferring layer stacked on the active layer, wherein the electron transferring layer is arranged adjacent to the conductive sheet, and the electronic hole transferring layer is arranged away from the conductive sheet.
In summary, each of the photovoltaic module, the photovoltaic cell, and the photovoltaic device of the present disclosure is different from the conventional structure (e.g., the structure of the conventional photovoltaic module), thereby mass production can be easily achieved. Moreover, the structure of the photovoltaic cell can be massively manufactured by using a roll to roll (R2R) manner, thereby reducing the manufacturing difficulty and cost.
In order to further appreciate the characteristics and technical contents of the present disclosure, references are hereunder made to the detailed descriptions and appended drawings in connection with the present disclosure. However, the appended drawings are merely shown for exemplary purposes, and should not be construed as restricting the scope of the present disclosure.
References are hereunder made to the detailed descriptions and appended drawings in connection with the present disclosure. However, the appended drawings are merely provided for exemplary purposes, and should not be construed as restricting the scope of the present disclosure.
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Moreover, the sequence or manufacturing manner of the substrate 1, the conductive layer 20, and the photovoltaic layer 30 can be adjusted or changed according to design requirements. For example, the photovoltaic layer 30 can be formed by sequentially coating the electron transferring layer E′, the active layer A′, and the electronic hole transferring layer H′ onto the conductive layer 20; or, the photovoltaic layer 30 can be formed by sequentially coating the electronic hole transferring layer H′, the active layer A′, and the electron transferring layer E′ onto the conductive layer 20. Before step S110, the substrate 1 and/or the conductive layer 20 provided by the present disclosure can be rolled in a cylindrical structure.
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Specifically, step S120 is preferably implemented by using a specific laser beam, which does not damage the substrate 1, and the first longitudinal etching slots G1 and the first transversal etching slots Gr each have a width within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm. Moreover, the conductive layer 20 is divided into a plurality of conductive sheets 2, which are in a first matrix arrangement, by the first longitudinal etching slots G1 and the first transversal etching slots G1′.
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The etching of step S130 preferably does not damage the conductive layer 20. In practical application, the conductive layer 20 can be etched, but cannot be etched there-through. Moreover, the second etching slots G2 and the third etching slots G3 are formed by penetrating through the photovoltaic layer 30 so as to expose a part of the conductive layer 20 (or the conductive sheets 2). That is to say, the part of the conductive layer 20 (or the conductive sheets 2) is regarded as the bottoms of the second etching slots G2 and the third etching slots G3.
Specifically, step S130 is preferably implemented by using a specific laser beam, which does not damage the conductive layer 20, and the second etching slots G2 and the third etching slots G3 each have a width within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm. Moreover, the photovoltaic layer 30 is divided into a plurality of photovoltaic unit precursors 3′, which are in a second matrix arrangement different from the first matrix arrangement, by the second etching slots G2 and the third etching slots G3.
In more detail, in each of the photovoltaic unit precursors 3′, a part of the first longitudinal etching slot G1 penetrating through the photovoltaic layer 30 and the conductive layer 20 is defined as a partition slot 313, and the photovoltaic unit precursor 3′ includes a first region 311 and a second region 312 arranged at two opposite sides of the partition slot 313 (i.e., the left side and the right side of the partition slot 313 as shown in
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The manufacturing method of the photovoltaic cell 100 has been disclosed in the above description, and the following description will address the structural features of the photovoltaic cell 100 of the present embodiment. As shown in
Specifically, the substrate 1 can be a translucent resin plate or a translucent glass plate, and the material of the translucent resin plate includes at least one of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polyethylene (PE), a polyimide (PI), a polyamide (PA), a polyurethane (PU), and an acrylic. Each of the conductive sheets 2 is transparent and is made of an organic conductive material or an inorganic conductive material. The organic conductive material includes a poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT), carbon nanotubes, or a combination thereof, and the inorganic conductive material includes a metal or a metal oxide.
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The photoelectric conversion complex layer 31 includes a first region 311, a second region 312, and a partition slot 313 arranged between the first region 311 and the second region 312. The first region 311 and the second region 312 are arranged at two opposite sides of the partition slot 313 (i.e., the left side and the right side of the partition slot 313 as shown in
In more detail, each of the first region 311 and the second region 312 includes an electron transferring layer E, an active layer A stacked on the electron transferring layer E, and an electronic hole transferring layer H stacked on the active layer A. The electron transferring layer E, the active layer A, and the electronic hole transferring layer H are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the substrate 1 (i.e., the direction is from bottom to tp as shown in
The conductive pillar 32 is embedded in the second region 312 and is connected to the corresponding conductive sheet 2. The second region 312 is divided into two sub-regions 3122 by the conductive pillar 32 embedded therein, and a distance between the two sub-regions 3122 is substantially within a range of 10 μm to 120 μm.
The insulating film 33 is disposed on the first region 311 and the second region 312 and is arranged across the partition slot 313, and the insulating film 33 does not contact the conductive pillar 32. Specifically, the insulating film 33 is disposed on the first region 311 and one of the two sub-regions 3122 of the second region 312, the latter one of which is arranged adjacent to the first region 311, and an opening of the partition slot 313 away from the substrate 1 is substantially shielded by the insulating film 33.
The connecting sheet 34 is disposed on the first region 311 and the second region 312 and is connected to the conductive pillar 32, and the insulating film 33 is embedded in the connecting sheet 34. In more detail, the connecting sheet 34 is disposed on the first region 311 and one of the two sub-regions 3122 of the second region 312, the latter one of which is arranged adjacent to the first region 311.
The structure of the photovoltaic unit 3 of the present embodiment has been disclosed in the above description. For each row of the photovoltaic units 3 of the photovoltaic cell 100, the first region 311 of one of any two adjacent photovoltaic units 3 and the second region 312 of the other photovoltaic unit 3 are arranged adjacent to each other, and are disposed on one of the conductive sheets 2.
Moreover, each conductive sheet 2 and two adjacent photovoltaic units 3 mutually interveningly disposed thereon can jointly define as a photovoltaic module M (as shown in
The photovoltaic cell 100 of the present embodiment is disclosed as shown in
Specifically, the plate 11 is a translucent resin plate or a translucent glass plate, and the material of the translucent resin plate includes at least one of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polyethylene (PE), a polyimide (PI), a polyamide (PA), a polyurethane (PU), and an acrylic. The material of the hardened layer 12 includes at least one of an acrylic, an epoxy, and a silica, and the hardened layer 12 has a thickness within a range of 1 μm to 5 μm.
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Moreover, the two protective layers 200 are respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the photovoltaic cell 100 (i.e., the top side and the bottom side of the photovoltaic cell 100 as shown in
Specifically, the package compound 300 can be made of a heat-sensitive sealing resin material or an UV-sensitive sealing resin material, and the package compound 300 is formed in a continuous ring-shaped structure around the outer side of the photovoltaic cell 100. Each of the two protective layers 200 can be a transparent plastic layer or a glass layer, and the material of the transparent plastic layer includes at least one of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polyethylene (PE), a polyimide (PI), a polyamide (PA), a polyurethane (PU), and an acrylic, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.
Accordingly, the photovoltaic cell 100 can be substantially sealed by the package compound 300 and the two protective layers 200, and only allows a portion of the wires (not shown) of the photovoltaic cell 100 to be exposed, so that the reliability (e.g., a heat-resistant property, a low-temperature resistant property, a moisture resistant property, or weather resistant property) of the photovoltaic device 1000 can be increased.
In summary, each of the photovoltaic module, the photovoltaic cell, and the photovoltaic device of the present embodiments is different from the conventional structure (e.g., the structure of the conventional photovoltaic module), thereby mass production can be easily achieved. Moreover, the structure of the photovoltaic cell can be massively manufactured by using a roll to roll (R2R) manner, thereby reducing the manufacturing difficulty and cost.
The descriptions illustrated supra set forth simply the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure; however, the characteristics of the present disclosure are by no means restricted thereto. All changes, alterations, or modifications conveniently considered by those skilled in the art are deemed to be encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure delineated by the following claims.
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106202797 | Feb 2017 | TW | national |