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An optical comparison of silicone and EVA encapsulants under various spectra

Date

Authors

McIntosh, Keith

Cotsell, James

Norris, Ann

Powell, Nick

Ketola, Barry

Publisher

IEEE

Abstract

Under the AM1-5g spectrum, the efficiency of a c-Si module can be increased by 0.5-1.5% (relative) by using a silicone encapsulant rather than EVA. This increase is primarily due to photons of wavelengths less than ∼400 nm being transmitted by silicone

Keywords

Keywords: Cloudy days; Encapsulants; Maritime climate; Photons; Photovoltaic effects; Refractive index; Silicones

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83551

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Type

Conference paper

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2010.5615830

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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