Title :
Roofing material integrated flexible a-Si PV modules
Author :
Yoshida, T. ; Tanda, M. ; Kato, S. ; Horiguchi, M. ; Watanuki, Y. ; Hama, T. ; Ichikawa, Y. ; Sakai, H. ; Sakai, N. ; Kurihara, J. ; Ishikawa, O.
Author_Institution :
Fuji Electr. Corp. Res. & Dev. Ltd., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed roofing material integrated flexible with a-Si:H modules named Solar Roofing. It is a flexible PV module composed of 40 cm×80 cm a-Si flexible cells fabricated on plastic film; these cells are sandwiched by EVA and a cover film. To finish a roof with Solar Roofing, it is spread on roof boards of a house and set with tempered glass to cover it with an appropriate gap. We have investigated operating conditions of Solar Roofing and also its performance under the conditions. We have also investigated durability of the Solar Roofing under normal (on the roof) and accelerated (dump-heating test) conditions
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; hydrogen; life testing; semiconductor device testing; silicon; solar cell arrays; solar cells; 40 cm; 80 cm; EVA; PV modules; Si:H; Solar Roofing; a-Si:H modules; accelerated test conditions; cover film; dump-heating test conditions; durability; flexible PV module; normal test conditions; on the roof test conditions; operating conditions; plastic film; tempered glass; Building materials; Costs; Glass; Inorganic materials; Life estimation; Modular construction; Plastic films; Surface fitting; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3166-4
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1996.564404
