Non-rectangular, Polychrome OPV Module
Reference
02120-02
Keywords
Patents status
French priority patent application n° FR12 54138 filed on May 04, 2012 and entitled “Photovoltaic module and its method for realization” PCT n°2013050946 Filed on April 29, 2013
Inventors
Stéphane POUGHON
Laurence DASSAS
Bernard RATIER
commercial status
Exclusive or non-exclusive licenses
Laboratory
Xlim, UMR 7252, Limoges, France
Description
CONTEXT
This invention is related to the field of multicolor OPV solar modules.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
The patented invention is an OPV module composed of cells with different shapes and different active layer materials. The cells have a non-rectangular aspect, and the module design allows minimizing the losses due to the interconnection of cells with different electrical properties, i.e. different active layer materials. At least one layer of the cells is ink-jet printed.
DEVELOPMENT STAGE
Functional 3-color OPV modules have been realized formerly by DisaSolar, on a 10×10 cm² substrate surface.
BENEFITS
– Limitation of electrical losses that could be induced by the interconnection of cells made of different active layer materials (=polychrome module).
– Inkjet printing: highly customizable module design.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Organic Photovoltaics