Predicting the reliability of polyisobutylene seal for photovoltaic application

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8472, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Liu, Hua ^a   Feng, Jie ^a   Nicoli, Edoardo ^a   López, Leonardo ^a   Kauffmann, Keith ^a   Yang, Kwanho ^a   Ramesh, Narayan ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butyl rubber; Fatigue; Finite element modeling; Photovoltaic module; Polyisobutylene; Seal

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT; BUTYL RUBBER; CRITICAL FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FATIGUE BEHAVIOR; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LONG-TERM BEHAVIOR; LOW GAS PERMEABILITY; MEDICAL DEVICES; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POLYISOBUTYLENES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; WEATHERING RESISTANCE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUEL ADDITIVES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RUBBER APPLICATIONS; RUBBER PRODUCTS; SEALANTS; SEALS;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 84872112899     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.931240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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