DocumentCode
3347594
Title
Accelerated testing of an encapsulant for PV modules
Author
Hanoka, J.I.
Author_Institution
Evergreen Solar Inc., Marlboro, MA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
19-24 May 2002
Firstpage
1565
Lastpage
1567
Abstract
Evergreen Solar has developed a new encapsulant material for use in PV modules. In this paper we report on: the long term UV stability of this material in comparison with fast cured EVA; the effects of humidity-freeze cycling of both materials; and the bond strength of this new encapsulant to glass. The results indicate that Evergreen´s new encapsulant can be expected to have a much longer service life than that of EVA.
Keywords
encapsulation; freezing; humidity; life testing; solar cell arrays; Evergreen Solar; PV modules; accelerated testing; bond strength; encapsulant; fast cured EVA; humidity-freeze cycling; long term UV stability; Glass; Hafnium; Humidity; Life estimation; Mirrors; Oxidation; Polymers; Stability; Testing; Thermal degradation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE
ISSN
1060-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7471-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190912
Filename
1190912
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