Durability of polymeric encapsulation materials for concentrating photovoltaic systems

Durability of Materials in a Stress-Response Framework: Acrylic Materials for Photovoltaic Systems

In the development of novel materials for enhanced photovoltaic (PV) performance, it is critical to have quantitative knowledge of the initial performance, as well as the performance of these materials over the required 25-year lifetime of the PV system. Lifetime and degradation science (L&DS) allows for the development of new metrology and metrics, coupled to degradation mechanisms and rates. ...

Radiative cooling for concentrating photovoltaic systems

Radiative cooling, a unique and uncommon passive cooling method for devices operating outdoors, has recently been demonstrated to be effective for photovoltaic thermal management. In this work, we investigate the effect of radiative cooling as a complement to existing passive cooling methods like convective cooling in a related system with much higher heat loads: a high-concentration photovolta...

Study on the performance of cooling composite materials for liquid-immersed concentrating photovoltaic systems

According to the aging phenomenon that di-methyl silicon oil working as a cooling material for liquid-immersed concentrating photovoltaic system for long time. In this paper, the method that enhances the weather-resistance of silicon oil by adding additives was proposed. Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone (UV-9) and a hindered amine light stabilizer named GW-783 were selected as additive to prepare...

Materials for Encapsulation

Thermoelectric Effects in Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells