Abstract:
A laminated glass structure is provided that includes: a substrate, a flexible glass sheet, a buffer layer, a first adhesive and a second adhesive. The substrate has a thickness from about 2.5 mm to about 50 mm and primary surfaces. The buffer layer has a thickness from about 0.1 mm to about 2.5 mm and is laminated to the substrate with the first adhesive. The flexible glass sheet has a thickness of no greater than 0.3 mm and is laminated to the buffer layer with the second adhesive. Further, the buffer layer is characterized by an elastic modulus of at least 70 GPa and a coefficient of thermal expansion between about 4 and 25 ppm*° C.−1.
Abstract:
A laminated glass structure is provided that includes a non-glass substrate, a flexible glass sheet, and an adhesive. The non-glass substrate includes one or more layers of polymer-impregnated paper, an upper primary surface and a lower primary surface. The non-glass substrate also comprises a lower moisture barrier at a selected depth from the lower primary surface. The flexible glass sheet has a thickness of no greater than 0.3 mm and is laminated to the upper primary surface of the non-glass substrate with the adhesive. An optional upper moisture barrier can also be included within the non-glass substrate at a selected depth from the upper primary surface.
Abstract:
A flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass substrate having a thickness of no more than 0.3 mm. The flexible glass laminate structure includes a flexible glass layer including the flexible glass substrate. A property control layer is laminated to the flexible glass layer. A neutral axis of the flexible glass laminate is located outside the flexible glass layer when the flexible glass layer is in a compressive bend configuration.
Abstract:
Multi-junction photovoltaic modules are provided comprising a plurality of photovoltaic structures, a PV encapsulant, a plurality of encapsulating glass layers, and a structural glass layer. The photovoltaic structures define distinct absorption bands and are positioned with the encapsulating glass layers and the structural glass layer. The photovoltaic structures are at least partially surrounded by the PV encapsulant and are separated by respective flexible encapsulating glass layers to electrically isolate adjacent photovoltaic structures and permit the photovoltaic structures to be configured in a parallel or serial PV stacked cell circuit.