The evaluation of accelerated test for degradation a stacked a-Si solar cell and EVA films

被引:18
作者
Kojima, T [1 ]
Yanagisawa, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba Ctr 2, Energy Elect Inst, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058568, Japan
关键词
stacked a-Si solar cell; EVA films; light irradiation;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2003.09.003
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
We studied the photothermal stability of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) laminates using accelerated testing in order to identify the reasons for its performance degradation on stacked amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cells and EVA films. Stacked a-Si solar cells and EVA films were aged in accelerated tests under conditions of 1-SUN and 4-SUN. The results evaluated the deterioration of each separate level for solar cells made of three-layer stacked structure and EVA films. Spectral sensitivity and conversion efficiency were used as evaluation parameters. Spectral sensitivity could be used as an evaluation parameter after the accelerated test caused degradation on the EVA films. EVA films under 4-SUN accelerated testing revealed a phenomenon in which light transmission increased on the short-wavelength side of the spectrum. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:119 / 123
页数:5
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