The invention is to facilitate the attachment of an installation system in the production of a solar module. This is achieved via a process which comprises the following steps: a) mutual superposition of the layers that the structure of the solar module requires, where at least one heat-activatable double-sided adhesive tape is placed on the external side of the reverse-side layer and at least one retention plate is placed on said adhesive tape; b) mutual lamination of the layers mutually superposed in step a), at least with exposure to heat.

A solar cell is provided, including: a substrate; a passivation layer formed over a surface of the substrate; fingers penetrating the passivation layer to be electrically connected to the substrate and including first and second fingers alternatingly arranged; connection electrodes each in electrical contact with end portions of at least two adjacent first fingers on a same side and includes one of a sectional structure and a curved wave-like structure. The sectional structure includes at least a first connection section and a second connection section connected to each other, where the first connection section is connected to an end portion of a respective finger of the at least two adjacent first fingers, the first connection section and the respective finger has an included angle that is not equal to 180, and the first connection section and the second connection section has an included angle that is not equal to 180.

A solar glass assembly configured to generate energy and including a framing assembly having a plurality of framing elements enclosing a cavity, an upper frame surface, and a lower frame surface opposing the upper frame surface, an upper transparent glass layer coupled to the upper frame surface, defining a plurality of enclosed lens apertures with a plurality of magnifying lenses disposed therein and a lower glass layer coupled to the framing assembly and opposing the upper transparent glass layer, and a plurality of honeycomb lattice structures each housed within the cavity, of an electrically and thermally conductive material, interposed between the upper transparent glass layer and the lower glass layer, electrically coupled to a diode, and housing a semiconductor material within a cavity therein, directly coupled thereto, and disposed underneath one of the plurality of magnifying lenses to focus incoming solar light to the semiconductor material.

There is disclosed a double-sided photovoltaic (PV) panel comprising a central thermal layer; and at least two independent solar cell arrays attached on both sides of the central thermal layer, and each of the at least two independent solar cell arrays being covered by a protection layer; wherein the central thermal layer, the at least two independent solar cell arrays, and the glass protection layers are sandwiched together to form the double-sided PV panel. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the double-sided PV panel. The double-sided PV panel further comprises a central support structure and a surrounding frame, the surrounding frame comprising a plurality of connectors to enable water circulation through the cooling pipe, wherein the water circulation enabling cooling down of accumulated heat present on the double-sided PV panel during operation, and thereby eliminating formation of cracks or hotspots on the double-sided PV panel.

A photovoltaic module includes a plurality of cells, each of the plurality of cells including grid structures spaced apart in a first direction; a plurality of connection components extending along the first direction and spaced apart in a second direction, each of the plurality of connection components being electrically connected to corresponding adjacent cells; a plurality of composite films, each of the plurality of composite films covering a surface of a respective connection component and portions of a surface of a corresponding cell on opposite sides of the respective connection component; an encapsulation layer, covering surfaces of the plurality of composite films; a cover plate, disposed on a side of the encapsulation layer away from the plurality of cells. Each of the plurality of composite films includes a first layer and a second layer, and the first layer is located between the second layer and the respective connection component.

A curved photovoltaic member includes a power generation layer, a current transmission layer, a front plate, and a back plate. The current transmission layer is located at a second side of the power generation layer and is electrically connected to the power generation layer. The front plate is located at a first side of the power generation layer. The back plate is located at a side of the current transmission layer away from the power generation layer.

A curved photovoltaic member includes a solar cell, a front plate, a conductive layer, and a back plate. The front plate is located at a side of the solar cell where a light receiving surface is located. The conductive layer is electrically connected to the solar cell and is located at a side of the solar cell where a back surface is located. The back plate is located at a side of the conductive layer away from the solar cell.

A chemically strengthened glass has a thickness of more than 2 mm, a surface compressive stress CS.sub.0 of 400 MPa to 1200 MPa, a depth of compressive stress layer DOL-tail of 2.7 m to 30.0 m, an absolute value of an average slope of a stress profile from a surface to the DOL-tail of 20 MPa/m to 500 MPa/m, and a tensile stress CT of 1.0 MPa to 16 MPa.

Provided are a photovoltaic module, comprising a solar cell string having a plurality of solar cells arranged in sequence, adjacent solar cells being connected by solder strips, the solder strip being connected to a front surface of one solar cell and to a back surface of the other solar cell, a long-side dimension of the solar cell being within a range of 150 mm to 220 mm; two protective adhesive layers respectively covering front and back surfaces of the solar cell string, a dimensional difference between thicknesses of one protective adhesive layer and the solder strip being defined as first thickness, a ratio of the first thickness to the thickness of one protective adhesive layer being not less than 0 and not greater than 20%; a transparent plate covering the protective adhesive layer on the front surface; and a back plate covering the protective adhesive layer on the back surface.

The invention relates to an apparatus and method for a curved solar panel with an undistorted printed design. The solar panel comprises a preformed substrate and superstrate having a design printed on at least one surfaces, via distortion printing during preform fabrication. A transformation from a flat state to the curved state is determined. The reverse transformation is applied to the desired design thereby producing a pre-distorted design. The pre-distorted design is printed on a surface of a layer prior to lamination and/or forming. Subsequent lamination may occur. The layer(s) may then be thermoformed into the final preform shape, wherein the design is substantially undistorted. The pre-distorted design may be printed on or proximate to the surface, or may be applied by a back sheet or transfer film and transferred thereto. The preforms are subsequently laminated with encapsulated solar cells forming a curved solar panel with an undistorted design.