Moisture transport, adhesion, and corrosion protection of PV module packaging materials

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2739-2775

  Jorgensen, G J ^a   Terwilliger, K M ^a   DelCueto, J A ^a   Glick, S H ^a   Kempe, M D ^a   Pankow, J W ^a   Pern, F J ^a   McMahon, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Backsheets; Encapsulants; Moisture transport; Packaging materials

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CORROSION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); ENCAPSULATION; LAMINATING; MOISTURE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PEELING; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

BACKSHEETS; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE PACKAGING; SOFT BACKSHEET MATERIALS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS;

EID: 33745525302     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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