Multifunctional integration of thin-film silicon solar cells on carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites

被引：15

作者：

Maung, K. Jason ^{[1
]}

Hahn, H. Thomas ^{[1
]}

Ju, Y. S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Mech & Aerosp Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

来源：

SOLAR ENERGY | 2010年 / 84卷 / 03期

关键词：

Multifunctional composites; Thin-film solar cells; Energy harvesting; TRANSISTORS; STRAIN; RESISTANCE; OXIDE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.002

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：

Multifunction integration of solar cells in load-bearing structures can enhance overall system performance by reducing parasitic components and material redundancy. The article describes a manufacturing strategy, named the co-curing scheme, to integrate thin-film silicon solar cells on carbon-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites and eliminate parasitic packaging layers. In this scheme, an assembly of a solar cell and a prepreg is cured to form a multifunctional composite in one processing step. The photovoltaic performance of the manufactured structures is then characterized under controlled cyclic mechanical loading. The study finds that the solar cell performance does not degrade under 0.3%-strain cyclic tension loading up to 100 cycles. Significant degradation, however, is observed when the magnitude of cyclic loading is increased to 1% strain. The present study provides an initial set of data to guide and motivate further studies of multifunctional energy harvesting structures. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：450 / 458

页数：9

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