Title :
Development of the low cost and environmental friendly backing film for PV module
Author :
Yamauchi, Kasumi ; Ohkawa, Koujiro ; Miyachi, Takaki ; Suzuura, Yasuki
Author_Institution :
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd., Kashiwa, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a low cost and environmental friendly backing films for the solar cell module. As the existing film is mainly composed of fluorine film and aluminum foil, they have problems both of cost and waste. We propose of our novel hydrocarbon based films that have excellent weather durability and high moisture barrier property even after environmental load tests. It can maintain high moisture barrier, 0.1 g/m/sup 2//spl middot/ day, and 97% of the initial conversion efficiency even after heat and humidity load test of 85/spl deg/C 85%RH 1000 hours. Also, it can maintain sufficient tensile strength, 134N/15mm width, even after UV exposure test of 100 mW/cm/sup 2/, 60/spl deg/C, 168 hours. In conclusion, our novel hydrocarbon backing films can be applied to the solar cell module for replacement of the conventional film.
Keywords :
adhesion; durability; elemental semiconductors; environmental testing; humidity; moisture; organic compounds; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; tensile strength; tensile testing; 1000 hour; 15 mm; 168 hour; 60 degC; 85 degC; PV module; Si; UV exposure test; aluminum foil; environmental friendly backing film; environmental load test; fluorine film; humidity load test; hydrocarbon based film; initial conversion efficiency; moisture barrier property; solar cell module; tensile strength; weather durability;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of 3rd World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Osaka, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-9901816-0-3
