Title:
COLLAPSIBLE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE FOR A LARGE-SCALE SOLAR POWER PLANT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/034155
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An elongate photovoltaic (PV) module for use in a solar energy conversion plant for the production of electricity from incident light, the PV-module comprising a top portion with a support panel (G) carrying on a front side a plurality of electrically connected PV cells (D), and a transparent protective layer (A) sealed to the support panel (G) so as to encapsulate the PV-cells (D) between the support panel (G) and the protective layer (A), wherein prior to installation of the PV-module at the deployment site a collapsible portion of the PV-module is configured to be collapsible in a longitudinal direction by fold- ing and/or rolling, wherein the collapsible portion includes at least the top portion, wherein the PV-module further comprises one or more integrated ballast chambers (I) in a bottom portion of the PV-module arranged on a rear side of the support panel (G), wherein said integrated ballast chamber (I) after installation of the PV-module at the deployment site contains an amount of a ballasting material (H) with a weight sufficient to immobilize the PV-module on a supporting surface of the deployment site under pre-determined characteristic climate conditions for the deployment site.
Inventors:
VESBORG V PETER CHRISTIAN KJAERGAARD (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/DK2012/000098
Publication Date:
May 10, 2013
Filing Date:
September 06, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VESBORG V PETER CHRISTIAN KJAERGAARD VESBORG (DK)
VESBORG V PETER CHRISTIAN KJAERGAARD (DK)
VESBORG V PETER CHRISTIAN KJAERGAARD (DK)
International Classes:
H01L31/042; H02S30/20
Foreign References:
| DE102009052442A1 | 2011-05-12 | |||
| EP2088387A2 | 2009-08-12 | |||
| US20090114262A1 | 2009-05-07 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CHAS. HUDE A/S (Copenhagen V, DK)
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