US 12,002,895 B2
Structuring of a photovoltaic apparatus
Louis Schar, Zurich (CH); and Thomas Netter, Winterthur (CH)
Assigned to FLISOM AG, Niederhasli (CH)
Filed by FLISOM AG, Niederhasli (CH)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/926,581.
Application 16/926,581 is a division of application No. 16/060,087, granted, now 10,734,538, previously published as PCT/IB2016/001761, filed on Dec. 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/267,685, filed on Dec. 15, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0343396 A1, Oct. 29, 2020
Int. Cl. H01L 31/0465 (2014.01); B32B 37/26 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 31/0465 (2014.12) [B32B 37/26 (2013.01); H01L 31/0201 (2013.01); H01L 31/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/186 (2013.01); H01L 31/1876 (2013.01); H01L 31/1896 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0072 (2013.01); B32B 2305/22 (2013.01); B32B 2457/12 (2013.01); H01L 31/1828 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of forming a photovoltaic apparatus, comprising:
placing a release sheet over a front sheet of a photovoltaic assembly, wherein:
the release sheet comprises a first plurality of fibers spaced apart in a first direction, and
the photovoltaic assembly comprises a photovoltaic device including an array of photovoltaic cells extending in the first direction; and
forming a plurality of structures on a first surface of the front sheet by performing a laminating process on the release sheet, the front sheet, and the photovoltaic assembly, wherein
the release sheet includes an outer frame disposed around the first plurality of fibers,
the outer frame includes a first surface extending from the front sheet at a first location to a back sheet of the photovoltaic assembly at a second location,
the release sheet is spaced apart from the front sheet and the back sheet of the photovoltaic assembly between the first location and the second location, and
an edge seal is molded between a first surface of the release sheet and the back sheet during the lamination process.