Photovoltaic modules with a modified ETFE foil for BIPV applications

• Autorzy: Drabczyk Kazimierz , Kulesza-Matlak Grażyna , Sobik Piotr , Jeremiasz Olgierd

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DOI

10.24425/opelre.2023.147914

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article introduces a laboratory-scale concept and research on photovoltaic (PV) modules designed for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) market, with enhanced architectural aesthetics and no protective glass. The proposed concept involves replacing a typical glass protective and load-bearing element of PV modules with an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) foil while using an aluminium sheet as a load-bearing element in the system. To further enhance the visual appeal of the solution, special modifications were proposed to the geometry of the front security foil. To confirm the feasibility of the proposed concept for mass production, critical tests were conducted on the material system and the process of modifying the surface of the ETFE foil. These tests included evaluating adhesion strength between layers, optical transmission coefficients, and electrical parameters of the developed PV modules. Additionally, the effect of the ETFE film modification on the formation of micro-cracks in solar cells was also investigated.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

photovoltaics; lightweight photovoltaic module; building integrated photovoltaics

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 31, No. 4
• Strony: art. no. e147914
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 17 poz., rys., tab., wykr., fot.

Twórcy

autor

Drabczyk Kazimierz

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1490-5356

autor

Kulesza-Matlak Grażyna

• Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Reymonta 25, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9994-3321

autor

Sobik Piotr

• Helioenergia Sp. z o.o., ul. Rybnicka 68, 44-238 Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7099-9161

autor

Jeremiasz Olgierd

• Helioenergia Sp. z o.o., ul. Rybnicka 68, 44-238 Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2689-4319

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Uwagi

1. Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).

2. This research was funded by IMMS PAS as a statutory work. The transmission measurements were performed in the Accredited Testing Laboratories at the IMMS PAS (ILAC-MRA).