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An optical comparison of silicone and EVA encapsulants for conventional silicon PV modules: A ray-tracing study

Date

Authors

McIntosh, Keith

Cotsell, James

Cumpston, Jeffrey

Norris, Ann

Powell, Nick

Ketola, Barry

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

Ray-trace simulation is used to quantify the optical losses of photovoltaic modules containing silicon cells. The simulations show that when the module's encapsulant is silicone rather than ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), the module's short-circuit current

Keywords

Keywords: Encapsulants; Ethylene vinyl acetates; High efficiency; Photovoltaic modules; PV modules; Ray-trace; Screen-printed; Short wavelengths; Short-wavelength; Silicon cells; Energy conversion; Ethylene; Glass; Light transmission; Refractive index; Switching ci

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/58119

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Proceedings of IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2009)

Type

Conference paper

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411624

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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