SOLAR BATTERY Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: electrical engineering; solar-to-electric energy conversion. SUBSTANCE: solar battery has frame assembled of flat panels made of carbon-plastic tubes or other structural materials of definite shape and provided with uniformly disposed cavities accommodating modules of series- or series/parallel-connected solar cells attached to perforated film substrate by means of rear glass strips; perforated film substrate is made of reinforced polyamide film and has strip projections uniformly disposed over module perimeter and used for securing module to solar battery frame. EFFECT: reduced mass of panels, enhanced power capacity, reduced space requirement, facilitated manufacture. 3 dwg