JPH0718820A - Tile panel and tiled building - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contribute to electric power saving in addition to the decoration of an external facing by utilizing the outer wall face of a building for attaching multiple solar batteries together. CONSTITUTION:Multiple solar batteries 12, 13 formed in a tile-shape are fastened crosswisely side by side on the surface of a panel base material 11 having electrical insulating ability, and a conductive member 14 to mutually electrically connect the positive and negative poles of the solar batteries 12, 13 is buriedly provided in the panel base material 11. Electrical connecting terminal parts 15, 16 connected to the conductive member 14 are led out into the side part of the panel base material 11 to compose a tile panel 10, which is mutually connected at both its ends through the electrical connecting terminal parts 15, 16 of the above side part and surroundingly stuck on the outer wall of a building 1. Electric power generated by the multiple solar batteries 12,13 is collected and used as the power source of an electrical facility for the illumination or the like of the building 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tile panel in which a large number of solar cells that directly convert sunlight into electricity to take out electric power are arranged, and a power saving type building in which the tile panels are attached to an outer wall. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of power generation methods, a solar power generation method configured by using a solar cell that directly converts sunlight into electricity has been put into practical use. As the solar cell, in addition to a solar cell using a pn junction element made of single crystal silicon, there is also a solar cell made of polycrystalline silicon or amorphous amorphous silicon for the purpose of cost reduction.

Such a solar cell can be installed as a collective unit on the roof of a building or the like via a pedestal and can be used as an appropriate power source, and the angle can be adjusted with respect to the sun altitude depending on the season. Was there.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, on the rooftop of a building, etc., a collective unit of solar cells is installed on a frame, that is, it is necessary to separately install it as a new facility in the building. , It occupied the space. It also needed a gantry with an adjustable angle.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a tile panel in which a large number of solar cells can be collectively attached by utilizing the outer wall surface of a building, and can contribute to power saving as well as makeup of the exterior. It is in.

[0006] The present invention provides a building in which a tile panel in which a large number of such tile-shaped solar cells are arranged is attached to the outer wall and the generated power is used for lighting to save power. It is also intended to do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a panel base material having an electrically insulating property, and the panel base material is fixedly arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions on the surface of the panel base material. A large number of solar cells that are formed in a shape and are configured by an element that directly converts sunlight into electricity, and a conductive member that is embedded in the panel base material and electrically connects the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the solar cell, The tile panel is characterized in that it is provided with an electrically connecting terminal portion connected to the conductive member and led out to the side portion of the panel base material.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the tile panel according to the first aspect is connected to the outer wall of the building by the electric connection terminal portions of the side portions, and the tile panel is attached to the outer wall of the building.
It is characterized in that a large number of electric powers generated by the solar cells are collected to be used as a power source for electric equipment such as lighting installed in a building.

[0009]

According to the invention described in claim 1, since the tile-shaped solar cells are tile-panels provided with electrical connection terminal portions on the sides of the panel base material arranged in a row in the electrically connected state, , A large number of solar cells can be collectively attached to the outer wall surface of a building as an exterior material for makeup, and the adjacent tile panels are electrically connected to each other by connecting terminal portions at joints of the side portions thereof. Can be connected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the tiled building is a tiled building in which a large number of tile-shaped solar cells are arranged side by side vertically and horizontally and electrically connected to each other at the joints by the connection terminal portions and are attached to the outer wall. The power generated by a large number of solar cells covering the outer wall can be collected and effectively used as a power source for lighting or the like, which can contribute to power saving.

[0011]

EXAMPLES Examples of tile panels and tiled buildings according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a tiled building 1 as an example to which the present invention is applied.
As shown in the figure, the tile panel 1 according to the present invention is a medium-high-rise building, and has four outer wall surfaces 2, 3, 4, 5 around the tile panel 1 according to the invention.
0,10,10,10, ... are spread around each other, and similar tile panels 10,10,10,10,10, ... are also provided on the roof surface 6 and the four surfaces around the quadrangular pyramid 7 thereon. Each is pasted together.

In detail, each tile panel 10 has an external shape as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Tile-shaped multiple solar cells 12, 12, 1
2, ..., 13, 13, 13, ..., Conductive members 14, 14, 14, ... For electrically connecting them, and connection terminal portions 15 ,.

That is, a large number of solar cells 12, each of which is formed of a tile-shaped element for directly converting sunlight into electricity, is formed on the surface of a rectangular panel substrate 11 made of an electrically insulating resin material. 12, 12, ..., 13, 1
, 3 are arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions and fixed, as shown in FIG. The solar cells 12 and 13 are, for example,
It is composed of a pn junction element made of single crystal silicon, polycrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, or the like, and has an outer surface subjected to a coating treatment for weather resistance.

Then, these solar cells 12, 12, 1
The positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of 2, ..., 13, 13, 13, ... Are electrically connected in series, for example, by the conductive members 14, 14, 14, ... Embedded in the panel base material 11, as shown in FIG. Or they are connected in parallel. Further, the panel substrate 11
These conductive members 14, 14, 1 are provided on the four sides of the
Connection terminal portions 15 and 16 electrically connected to 4, ...

As shown in the figure, one of the connection terminal portions 15 and 16 has a projecting piece shape along the side of the panel base material 11, and the other connection terminal portion 16 has a panel base. It is a groove shape along the side portion of the material 11. Therefore, in the relationship between the panel base materials 11 and 11 that are adjacent to each other, the projecting piece-shaped connection terminal portion 15 is fitted into the groove-shaped connection terminal portion 16 so that they can be electrically connected to each other.

Further, the tile panel 1 having the above structure
At 0, as the one for extracting the generated power, for example,
As shown in FIG. 4, a material for deriving and providing the power extraction code 17 on the back surface of the panel base material 11 is prepared. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 4, a pipe 9 for taking in power generation is previously embedded in the skeleton wall 8 of the building 1 so as to penetrate the inner and outer surfaces thereof.

Next, the solar cells 12, 12, 12, ..., 13, 13, 13, having a large number of tile shapes as described above.
An operation for mounting the tile panel 10 having the ... arranged vertically and horizontally will be described.

For example, on the outer wall surface 2 of the building 1 of middle and high rise shown in FIG. 1, first, the panel base material 1 of one tile panel 10 is used.
1 is adhered with an adhesive, and the tile base material 11 of the tile panel 10 is adhered to the upper, lower, left and right sides thereof one after another with the adhesive. At that time, as shown in FIG. 3, between the joints of the adjacent tile panels 10 and 10, as shown in FIG. The parts 16 are fitted together and electrically connected to each other.

In this way, the tile panels 10, 10, 10, 1 are attached to the outer wall surfaces 2, 3, 4, 5 of the middle and high-rise building 1.
The tile panel 1 is also attached to the roof top surface 6 and the surrounding four surfaces of the quadrangular pyramid 7 on the roof top surface 6.
0,10,10,10,10, ... are attached and spread. At that time, in each floor, in the wall unit or in the predetermined block unit, in the tile panel 10 for taking out the power generation, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, the power extraction cord 17 led out on the back surface of the panel base material 11 is passed through the buried power generation intake pipe 9 penetrating the body wall 8 to 1
Let's introduce it inside. This power extraction code 17,
For example, it is connected to the power supply side of an electric circuit for electric power used in common areas such as elevators and corridor lighting.

As described above, in the middle- and high-rise building 1, the outer wall surfaces 2, 3, 4, 5, the roof top surface 6 and the surrounding four surfaces of the quadrangular pyramid 7 have a large number of tile-shaped suns. A tile panel 10, 10, 10, 1 having batteries 12, 12, 12, ..., 13, 13, 13, ...
Apply 0, 10, ... each to make up the exterior,
Electricity generated by a large number of solar cells covering the entire outer wall is used to generate electricity for common areas such as elevators and corridor lighting, so electricity usage fees can be reduced and building maintenance costs can be reduced. Moreover, in the embodiment, the solar cells 12, 12, 12, ..., 13, 13, 13,
Since the ... is provided, it is possible to generate electricity from sunlight on any surface.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the middle-high rise tiled building is used, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to a general house. Further, the design and arrangement of the tile-shaped solar cell itself and the tile panel are arbitrary, and, for example, a panel base material in which a flexible printed circuit board is embedded can be employed. In addition, it is needless to say that a specific detailed structure or the like can be appropriately changed such that the power generated by the solar cell of the tile panel is used for external lighting of the building.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a large number of solar cells can be collectively attached to a tile panel using the outer wall surface of a building, that is, a large number of tile-shaped solar cells are arranged. The tile panel according to claim 1 can be put around the outer wall to make up the exterior, and like the tiled building according to claim 2, by utilizing the power generated by a large number of solar cells that cover the outer wall, a hallway. It is possible to achieve power saving in buildings, such as by using it as power for common areas such as lighting and elevators.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an appearance of a tiled building as an example to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of a tile panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing a sectional structure of a tile panel according to the present invention and also showing an example of a connection structure with an adjacent tile panel.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of relevant parts showing a structure for extracting electric power into the building of the tile panel according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tile-attached building 2, 3, 4, 5 Exterior wall 6 Roof top 7 Square pyramid 8 Frame wall 9 Pipe 10 Tile panel 11 Panel base material 12, 13 Tile-shaped solar cell 14 Conductive member 15, 16 Connection terminal Part 17 Power extraction code

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A large number of elements comprising a panel base material having an electrical insulation property, and a plurality of elements which are fixedly arranged side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions on the surface of the panel base material and are formed in a tile shape to directly convert sunlight into electricity. A solar cell, a conductive member that is embedded in the panel base material, and electrically connects a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the solar cell, and is connected to the conductive member and led to a side portion of the panel base material. A tile panel characterized by comprising: 2. The tile panel according to claim 1, which is connected to each other at the electrical connection terminal portion of the side portion, is attached to the outer wall of the building, and the electric power generated by the large number of the solar cells is provided. A tiled building characterized by being used as a power source for electrical equipment such as lighting that is collected and installed in the building.