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Title: Design and development of laminated Fresnel lens parquet for point-focus PV systems

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6560318

Materials were identified and techniques developed to adhere acrylic Fresnel lenses to low-iron glass with a bond that has the potential to survive 20 years of outdoor weathering in a photovoltaic concentrator module. Candidate adhesive materials were screened and evaluated. Of all the adhesives evaluated, two types, silicone and ethylene vinyl acetate coploymer, were found to provide the best bond while possessing the optimum optical properties of lens alone.

Research Organization:
Springborn Labs., Inc., Enfield, CT (USA); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6560318
Report Number(s):
SAND-86-7047; ON: DE87009352
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English