Modeling moisture ingress through polyisobutylene-based edge-seals

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 570-581

  Kempe, Michael D ^a   Panchagade, Dhananjay ^a   Reese, Matthew O ^a   Dameron, Arrelaine A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

desiccant; diffusivity; edge seal; humidity; modeling; moisture; photovoltaic; polyisobutylene

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE MODELS; DIFFUSION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GLASS; METEOROLOGY; MODELS; SEALS;

DESICCANT; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MOISTURE INGRESS; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLYISOBUTYLENES; SEAL MATERIALS;

MOISTURE;

EID: 84927570055     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2465     Document Type: Article

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