Ultra-light asymmetric photovoltaic sandwich structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1167-1173

  Rion, Julien ^a   Leterrier, Yves ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a   Blairon, Jean Marie ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

^b SOLVAY S A   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Honeycomb; A. Hybrid; B. Fracture; Silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

A. HONEYCOMB; A. HYBRID; B. FRACTURE; COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; FAILURE STATISTICS; HIGH-TECH APPLICATIONS; HONEYCOMB CORE; LOAD-CARRYING ELEMENTS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MULTI-CELL MODULES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; NEW CONCEPT; SOLAR CARS; SOLAR PANELS; STRESS TRANSFER; TENSILE LOADS; THICK SKIN; ULTRA-LIGHT;

CARBON FIBERS; CELL MEMBRANES; FRACTURE; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SKIN; SOLAR CELLS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67651033276     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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