Environment-stable solar window modules encapsulated with UV-curable transparent resin
- Authors
- Yang, KY[Yang, Kye-Yong]; Kim, J[Kim, Jaeyoung]; Cho, HK[Cho, Hyung Koun]; Ha, TJ[Ha, Tae-Jun]; Kim, YH[Kim, Yong-Hoon]
- Issue Date
- Dec-2017
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Optically clear resin films; UV curing technology; Damp heat test; Optical transmittance; Solar window modules
- Citation
- SOLAR ENERGY, v.158, pp.528 - 532
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- SOLAR ENERGY
- Volume
- 158
- Start Page
- 528
- End Page
- 532
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/26166
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.solener.2017.10.002
- ISSN
- 0038-092X
- Abstract
- We demonstrate a practical and robust encapsulation for environment-stable solar window modules based on multi-crystalline silicon solar cells with ultra-violet-curable optically clear resin (OCR) films. Compared to encapsulation with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) films, OCR films significantly improved the operational stability in solar window modules following a harsh damp heat test, at 85 degrees C of temperature and 85% of relative humidity for 1 k h. Such advance can be realized by suppressed chemical reactions with water molecules in OCR films. We further investigate the optical characteristics of PVB and OCR encapsulation films using ultraviolet/vis. spectrophotometer and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy measurements to support the claim. We believe that this is the first module-level demonstration (400 mm k 400 mm) of solar windows encapsulated with OCR films fabricated below 60 degrees C by using UV curing technology, which exhibit a power conversion efficiency of similar to 10%, even after undergoing the damp heat tests.
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