Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement
In this paper we report on our approach on integrating c-Si PV into lightweight structures, in particular towards vehicle integration. To this end we want to get rid of the (bulk weight of the) glass but seek a suitable replacement in terms of mechanical stability. First we elaborate on the most bas...
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| author | Govaerts Jonathan Luo Bin Borgers Tom Van Dyck Rik van der Heide Arvid Tous Loic Morlier Arnaud Lisco Fabiana Cerasti Lorenzo Galiazzo Marco Poortmans Jef |
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| description | In this paper we report on our approach on integrating c-Si PV into lightweight structures, in particular towards vehicle integration. To this end we want to get rid of the (bulk weight of the) glass but seek a suitable replacement in terms of mechanical stability. First we elaborate on the most basic standards and norms that VIPV products should relate to in terms of (thermo-)mechanical testing. Then, for the experimental part, 2 concepts are investigated. In a first approach, we reinforced the encapsulant with glass fibre material, while in a second one we applied a dedicated glass-fibre-reinforced sheet as a replacement of the backsheet. In both cases we stay as close as possible to using commercially available material. For each approach we elaborate the testing that has been carried out: thermal cycling, vibrations, mechanical shock and hail impact. On a final note, we point out some initial damp heat testing results, that are a particular challenge for light-weight modules without glass. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77e7c9783b1741bcb90e72e09d4025b62022-12-22T00:14:10ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Photovoltaics2105-07162022-01-01131310.1051/epjpv/2022007pv210031Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcementGovaerts Jonathan0Luo Bin1Borgers Tom2Van Dyck Rik3van der Heide Arvid4Tous Loic5Morlier Arnaud6Lisco Fabiana7Cerasti Lorenzo8Galiazzo Marco9Poortmans Jef10imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320ISFH, Am Ohrberg 1EPFL-PV lab, Rue de la Maladière 71bApplied Materials Italia, via Postumia Ovest 244Applied Materials Italia, via Postumia Ovest 244imec-Energyville, Thorpark 8320In this paper we report on our approach on integrating c-Si PV into lightweight structures, in particular towards vehicle integration. To this end we want to get rid of the (bulk weight of the) glass but seek a suitable replacement in terms of mechanical stability. First we elaborate on the most basic standards and norms that VIPV products should relate to in terms of (thermo-)mechanical testing. Then, for the experimental part, 2 concepts are investigated. In a first approach, we reinforced the encapsulant with glass fibre material, while in a second one we applied a dedicated glass-fibre-reinforced sheet as a replacement of the backsheet. In both cases we stay as close as possible to using commercially available material. For each approach we elaborate the testing that has been carried out: thermal cycling, vibrations, mechanical shock and hail impact. On a final note, we point out some initial damp heat testing results, that are a particular challenge for light-weight modules without glass.https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2022/01/pv210031/pv210031.htmlvipvlight-weight materialsfibre reinforcement |
| spellingShingle | Govaerts Jonathan Luo Bin Borgers Tom Van Dyck Rik van der Heide Arvid Tous Loic Morlier Arnaud Lisco Fabiana Cerasti Lorenzo Galiazzo Marco Poortmans Jef Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement EPJ Photovoltaics vipv light-weight materials fibre reinforcement |
| title | Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement |
| title_full | Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement |
| title_fullStr | Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement |
| title_short | Development and testing of light-weight PV modules based on glass-fibre reinforcement |
| title_sort | development and testing of light weight pv modules based on glass fibre reinforcement |
| topic | vipv light-weight materials fibre reinforcement |
| url | https://www.epj-pv.org/articles/epjpv/full_html/2022/01/pv210031/pv210031.html |
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