Investigation of test methods, material properties, and processes for solar cell encapsulants. Fourteenth quarterly progress report, August 12, 1978-November 12, 1979. [EVA, EPDM, aliphatic urethane, PVC plastisol, and butyl acrylate]
Springborn Laboratories is engaged in a study of evaluating potentially useful encapsulating materials for Task 3 of the Low-Cost Silicon Solar Array project (LSA) funded by DOE. The goal of this program is to identify, evaluate, and recommend encapsulant materials and processes for the production of cost-effective, long-life solar cell modules. This report presents the results of a cost analysis of candidate potting compounds for long life solar module encapsulation. Additionally, the two major encapsulation processes, sheet lamination and liquid casting, are costed on the basis of a large scale production facility. Potting compounds studied include EVA, sheet, clear; EVA, sheet, pigmented; EPDM, sheet, clear; Aliphatic urethane, syrup; PVC Plastisol; Butyl acrylate, syrup; and Butyl acrylate, sheet.
- Research Organization:
- Springborn Labs., Inc., Enfield, CT (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
- DOE Contract Number:
- NAS-7-100-954527
- OSTI ID:
- 5529081
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/JPL/954527-80/13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ENCAPSULATION
MATERIALS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
COST
POTTING MATERIALS
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
ACETIC ACID ESTERS
ACRYLIC ACID ESTERS
CASTING
COPOLYMERS
DIENES
ELASTOMERS
ETHYLENE
MANUFACTURING
PRICES
PROPYLENE
PVC
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RUBBERS
SHEETS
URETHANE
VINYL MONOMERS
ALKENES
CARBAMATES
CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES
CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
ESTERS
FABRICATION
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
MONOMERS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
POLYENES
POLYMERS
POLYVINYLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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