Optimization of bonded rail mounting for thin film PV modules

Author

Jiang, Yuqi ; Song, Xianzhong ; Ye, Song ; Wang, Mingxiang

Author_Institution

Suntech Power Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China

fYear

2009

fDate

6-10 July 2009

Firstpage

650

Lastpage

655

Abstract

Frameless thin film photovoltaic module is mounted to metal rails by acrylic tape. Theoretical and FEA simulation show that the bonded rail mounting configuration can be modeled as beam series consisting of cantilever beams and fixed-fixed beams. A design rule was found for the relationship between tape-to-tape spacing and tape to glass edge spacing. The optimized mounting solutions were obtained from seven tape patterns, for the purpose of low stress mounting, higher vibration natural frequency, and low cost.

Keywords

adhesive bonding; beams (structures); cantilevers; finite element analysis; photovoltaic cells; thin film devices; vibrations; FEA simulation; bonded rail mounting; cantilever beams; fixed-fixed beams; frameless thin film photovoltaic module; glass edge spacing; low stress mounting; metal rails; tape patterns; thin film PV modules; vibration natural frequency; Bonding; Cost function; Frequency; Glass; Photovoltaic systems; Rails; Solar power generation; Stress; Structural beams; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits, 2009. IPFA 2009. 16th IEEE International Symposium on the

Conference_Location

Suzhou, Jiangsu

ISSN

1946-1542

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3911-9

Electronic_ISBN

1946-1542

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPFA.2009.5232548

Filename

5232548