• DocumentCode
    3521320
  • 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
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-8 June 2012
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012 38th IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0064-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318064
  • Filename
    6318064
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3521320