Title :
Investigation of plastic materials for application as PV module connectors
Author :
Van de Wetering, Karin ; Van de Grampel, Robert ; Lucas, Richard ; Pal, Jaykisor ; Ks, Anil ; Doble, Dan M J ; Kodis, Andrew ; Ambravan, Bala ; DeJong, Rob ; Noordegraaf, Dirk
Author_Institution :
SABIC, Pittsfield, MA, USA
Abstract :
Five different plastic materials have been tested for their candidacy as connectors between PV modules. The tests were based on environmental stresses that a PV module could realistically be expected to endure over several decades in outdoors and include CTI, RTI, flame retardance and impact resistance. The best overall results were seen for polycarbonate / silicone copolymers.
Keywords :
photovoltaic cells; plastics; polymer blends; solar cells; CTI; RTI; environmental stress; flame retardance; impact resistance; photovoltaic module connectors; plastic materials; polycarbonate; silicone copolymers; Connectors; Fires; Humidity; Plastics; Resistance; Stress; Lexan EXL; connectors; durability testing; polycarbonate / silicone copolymer; reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0064-3
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318064
