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The effect of damp-heat and UV aging tests on the optical properties of silicone and EVA encapsulants

Date

Authors

McIntosh, Keith

Powell, Nick

Norris, Ann

Cotsell, James

Ketola, Barry

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Abstract

The absorption coefficient α(λ) of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) silicone and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) is monitored during exposure to damp-heat (DH) and UV accelerated aging tests. In the DH test, the samples were exposed to 85% relative humidity at

Keywords

Keywords: Absorption coefficients; Accelerated aging test; Aging tests; At-wavelength; damp-heat; Dry-out; Encapsulants; Ethylene vinyl acetates; EVA; Incident light; module; Module efficiency; Optical experiments; Polydimethylsiloxane PDMS; Pre-conditioning; Relat damp-heat; encapsulation; EVA; module; silicone; UV

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19271

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1002/pip.1025

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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