Characteristics of power-enhancement coating for photovoltaic modules

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7773, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hirose, J ^a   Takanohashi, H ^a   Ogawa, S ^a  

^a Asahi Kasei E materials Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Energy performance; Hydrophilicity; Optical losses

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION TESTS; ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; COATING METHODS; DESERT AREA; DURABILITY TEST; DUST ACCUMULATION; DUST TESTS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; GLASS SURFACES; HEAT CYCLE; HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV MODULES; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CONTACT ANGLE; DURABILITY; DUST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROPHILICITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; SUN;

TESTING;

EID: 77957844419     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.860083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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