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[IEEE 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Waikoloa Village, HI, USA (2018.6.10-2018.6.15)] 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Prediction and validation of solar cell-to-module and environmental losses based on refractive index data for various encapsulation materials
摘要： Updated complex refractive index data (n and (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4) are compiled for various commercial and research solar module encapsulants. The data are used as inputs to ray-tracing simulations to predict CTM loss for standard screen print solar modules and compared to calculations of CTM loss from actual IV and EQE measurements made at the cell and module levels. It is found that this method results in adequate predictions, with important encapsulant (cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:9)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:13)(cid:14)(cid:8)(cid:4)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:15)(cid:11)(cid:17)(cid:11)(cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:4)(cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:22)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:10)(cid:16)(cid:9)(cid:4)(cid:23)(cid:14)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:24)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:20)(cid:6)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:16)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:16)(cid:25)(cid:4)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:8)(cid:10)(cid:4) also used to predict CTM current loss following damp-heat cycling of modules.
关键词： solar module,CTM loss,encapsulant,ray-tracing,refractive index
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Chicago, IL, USA (2019.6.16-2019.6.21)] 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Determination of Crystallinity and Thermal Stability of Newly Developed Thermoplastic Polyolefin Encapsulant for the c-Si PV Module Application
摘要： Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) is a newly developed non-crosslinking encapsulant for the crystalline silicon PV modules lamination. The degree of crystallinity and thermal stability of TPO have been studied and compared with the most commonly used ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer encapsulant. The peak melting point and the degree of crystallinity have been determined with the help of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis. The crystallinity of both the encapsulant also studied with x-ray diffraction. DSC results show that there is no crosslinking reaction involved in the TPO encapsulant. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is done to determine the thermal stability and thermal decomposition onset temperature. This work will help in understanding the thermal behavior and degree of crystallinity of newly developed TPO encapsulant, which can also potentially replace the EVA encapsulant for the PV module application.
关键词： encapsulant,polyolefin,crystallinity,thermal stability,ethylene vinyl acetate,photovoltaics
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Development of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/graphene oxide nanocomposites for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules
摘要： Renewable sources of energy, such as solar cells, stand out as promising sustainable alternatives, given the growing world energy demand. The crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules are the most used in the conversion of solar energy into electricity. These modules are subject to weather conditions that may cause degradation of the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) encapsulant (cross-linked EVA copolymer), affecting the efficiency, stability and service life of the PV conversion. In this work, the development of an encapsulant was performed, based on the addition of graphene oxide (GO) to EVA encapsulant forming the nanocomposite (EVA/GO), in order to improve the stabilization against photodegradation. Nanocomposites with GO concentrations wt. %: 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.0% and 2.0% were characterized by: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy by attenuated total reflectance (ATR-FTIR) thermogravimetry (TG), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), before and after they underwent accelerated aging processes in Weather-Ometer and UVB rays chambers. In general, the addition of GO minimized EVA encapsulant degradation. Only the encapsulant with GO concentration of 0.25 wt% was shown as promising for photovoltaic modules, since the transparency of the films with higher concentrations was impaired.
关键词： Aging,Durability,Thermal analysis,Photovoltaic encapsulant,EVA/GO nanocomposite,Infrared spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Early-stage identification of encapsulants photobleaching and discoloration in crystalline silicon photovoltaic module laminates
摘要： Commercially different variants of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulants are available in the photovoltaic (PV) market. Photobleaching and discoloration are the two most commonly observed phenomena, and their initiation may be different for different encapsulants. To investigate the EVA encapsulant photobleaching and discoloration, solar cell laminates having different EVA films (UV-transparent [T], UV-cut [C], and combination of the two [TC]) were tested in Xenon test chamber. High temperatures are created in the laminates during the aging tests by using a thick insulation layer behind the backsheet. The UV fluorescence images and grayscale profile show clear signs of photobleaching and discoloration. It is found that the oxygen diffusion coefficient of the T sample is four and nine times slower than the TC and C samples, respectively, in the photobleached region. Fluorescence imaging and spectra and Raman spectra were taken before and after the accelerated test and indicate that discoloration causing fluorophores generation is higher after the photobleached region for transparent and combined EVAs, whereas higher at the center for UV-cut EVA laminates. A colorimeter was used to measure the Yellowness Index of the samples before and after the accelerated aging test. This work will help in the early detection of photobleaching and discoloration of any encapsulant used in the PV modules. This method will also help to study the behavior of encapsulants in different climatic conditions like hot, cold, dry, humid, and their combinations by simulating the same in an accelerated weathering chamber by using the different insulation thickness.
关键词： fluorophores,discoloration,photovoltaic module,photobleaching,ethylene-vinyl-acetate encapsulant
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Chicago, IL, USA (2019.6.16-2019.6.21)] 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) - Determination of Crystallinity, Composition, and Thermal stability of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Encapsulant used for PV Module Lamination
摘要： Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymer is a most commonly used encapsulant for PV module lamination. Using cured and uncured EVA, several key characteristics of EVA have been determined. The glass transition temperature, peak melting point, degree of crystallinity has been determined with the help of Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is done to determine the Vinyl Acetate content and the thermal stability based on degradation onset temperature. This work will help to understand the thermal behavior and initial VA content estimation of the unknown grade of EVA encapsulant, which greatly affects the final module reliability.
关键词： encapsulant,crystallinity,thermal stability,ethylene vinyl acetate,photovoltaics
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Novel Siloxane-Modified Epoxy Resins as Promising Encapsulant for LEDs
摘要： This study investigated a new category of transparent encapsulant materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It comprised a phenyl group that contained siloxane-modified epoxy (SEP-Ph) hybridized with a cyclic tetrafunctional siloxane-modified epoxy (SEP-D4) with methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride (MHHPA) as a curing agent. The SEP-Ph/SEP-D4 = 0.5/0.5 (sample 3) and SEP-D4 (sample 4) could provide notably high optical transmittance (over 90% in the visible region), high-temperature discoloration resistance, low stress, and more crucially, noteworthy sulfurization resistance. The lumen flux retention of the SEP encapsulated surface mounted device LEDs remained between approximately 97% and 99% after a sulfurization test for 240 h. The obtained comprehensive optical, mechanical, and sulfurization resistance proved the validity and uniqueness of the present design concept with complementary physical and chemical characteristics.
关键词： crosslinking density,surface mounted device LEDs,encapsulant,sulfurization resistance,siloxane-modified epoxy
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Damp Heat Induced Degradation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells With Cu-Plated Contacts
摘要： Damp heat exposure is one of the most stringent environments for testing the durability of solar cells in packaged modules. Damp heat stresses and induces a variety of degradation modes in solar cells and modules: for example, moisture-induced corrosion of electrodes and interconnections, deterioration of polymeric materials, and/or thermally activated diffusion processes. To screen for these and other potential degradation modes, we subject one-cell modules containing silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells with Cu-plated contacts to extended damp heat tests at 85 °C/85% relative humidity. SHJ cells were laminated with two common encapsulants: ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyole?n elastomer (POE), and two constructions: glass–backsheet and glass–glass. We observe degradation in all components of solar cell maximum power (PMP): current, voltage, and ?ll factor, and ?nd evidence of increased carrier recombination and nonideal diode behavior with increasing stress. For glass–backsheet constructions, EVA samples generally degrade more than POE by a factor of approximately 1.5x PMP, and the different encapsulants produce different degradation patterns. Similar trends are observed in glass–glass modules, but to a lesser degree. In a different experiment, we observe a decrease in effective minority carrier lifetime of nonmetallized SHJ precursors measured after damp heat. This implies that some degradation unrelated to the contacts is to be expected and con?rms the observation of increasing recombination.
关键词： Copper (Cu) plated contacts,reliability,silicon heterojunction (SHJ),?ll factor (FF),encapsulant,damp heat (DH)
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Newly developed thermoplastic polyolefin encapsulant–A potential candidate for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules encapsulation
摘要： Thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) is a newly developed non-crosslinking material for photovoltaic (PV) module lamination as an alternative to ethylene–vinyl-acetate (EVA) encapsulant. This article assesses its applicability as an encapsulant material. We report the results of various characterization tests for discoloration, optical, and thermal properties degradation before and after the UV accelerated test. To evaluate its weathering stability, the UV-365 acceleration test has been conducted on the glass to glass TPO laminate, with EVA as a benchmark. In 50 days of weatherability tests, the transmittance of EVA significantly reduced while TPO remained almost unchanged. The discoloration of TPO is around nine times slower than that of EVA. The analytical tools like Raman spectroscopy, fluorescent imaging, and spectra have been used to assess the degradation behavior, which indicates a clear difference between EVA and TPO based encapsulant. Thermal properties (glass and melt transitions) of TPO and EVA have been studied through heat-cool-heat cycle testing by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). This test confirmed that TPO thermal properties remain almost unchanged, whereas EVA shows significant changes after 50 days of UV exposure. In the thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) results, we found that TPO is stable till a significantly higher temperature than EVA. Additionally, the 180° peel adhesion test suggests that TPO has a higher adhesion strength than EVA. This work will help in understanding the applicability of newly developed non-crosslinking TPO as a potential replacement for EVA for the PV modules.
关键词： Thermoplastic polyolefin,Photovoltaic module,Encapsulant,Non-crosslinking,Ethylene-vinyl-acetate
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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[IEEE 2019 IEEE 69th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) - Las Vegas, NV, USA (2019.5.28-2019.5.31)] 2019 IEEE 69th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) - Moisture Barrier, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of PDMS-PIB Blends for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Module Encapsulant
摘要： In this study, we have investigated and screened the performance of our adhesive material that does not require an edge seal. This paper primarily focuses on the synergistic properties of PDMS and PIB via physical blending. The UV blocking nature of PDMS and the high adhesion and superior barrier property of PIB were considered. Our polymer blend also maintains the transparency in the visible range. This polymer blends were performed with several kinds of material characterizations such as morphology, hardness, thermal profiles, moisture ingress properties, and adhesion strength. This paper serves to provide discussions on preliminary evaluations for transparent PV module encapsulant.
关键词： PV Encapsulant,Adhesion Strength,Moisture Ingress,PDMS-PIB Blend
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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AIP Conference Proceedings [AIP Publishing 15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15) - Fes, Morocco (25–27 March 2019)] 15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15) - Woven multi-ribbon interconnection for back-contact cells: Extending the functionality of the encapsulant
摘要： Back-contact solar cells have shown their potential in the past, with record efficiencies approaching the theoretical maximum value. In parallel, industry-relevant fabrication methods of efficient cells are being developed. Next to this increased power yield, the absence of frontside metallization on the cells greatly improves their aesthetics. The main challenge to manufacture modules using back-contact cells is finding a cost-effective method to electrically interconnect them. In this work, we introduce a novel way of doing so. The interconnection concept is based on a fabric with interwoven metal interconnection ribbons and polymer encapsulant ribbons. It has the advantage of optimized material consumption, low manufacturing cost and low manufacturing temperatures, which lowers the induced thermo-mechanical stress. First proof-of-concept single cell modules have been fabricated and have shown to pass 200 thermal cycles (-40 oC to 85 oC) with no decrease in performance. These reliability tests prove the potential of the concept.
关键词： back-contact solar cells,woven fabric,encapsulant,interconnection,reliability testing
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04