Accelerated UV test methods and selection criteria for encapsulants of photovoltaic modules

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kempe, Michael D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED STRESS; ENCAPSULANT MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; QUALIFICATION TEST; SELECTION CRITERIA; XENON ARC LAMPS;

ADHESION; GLASS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; STRESSES; TESTING;

DURABILITY;

EID: 84879726553     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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