Field-Aged Glass/Backsheet and Glass/Glass PV Modules: Encapsulant Degradation Comparison

Physics & Astronomy

• modules 57%
• acetates 40%
• glass 40%
• butadiene 37%
• discoloration 13%
• colorimetry 6%
• entrapment 6%
• acetic acid 6%
• degassing 6%
• power loss 5%
• Fourier analysis 5%
• crosslinking 5%
• polyesters 5%
• corrosion 4%
• infrared spectroscopy 4%
• crystallinity 4%
• heat measurement 4%
• Raman spectroscopy 3%
• industries 3%
• trends 3%
• fluorescence 3%
• products 2%
• scanning 2%
• causes 2%
• characterization 2%
• silicon 2%
• performance 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Glass 55%
• Degradation 48%
• Ethylene 33%
• Discoloration 13%
• Photobleaching 8%
• Fluorescence imaging 7%
• Colorimetry 7%
• Ionomers 6%
• Raman spectroscopy 6%
• Polyolefins 6%
• Functional groups 6%
• Degassing 6%
• Acetic acid 6%
• Crosslinking 5%
• Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 5%
• Crystallinity 5%
• Differential scanning calorimetry 5%
• Thermogravimetric analysis 5%
• Polyesters 4%
• Crystalline materials 4%
• Byproducts 4%
• Materials properties 3%
• Silicon 3%
• Corrosion 3%
• Industry 2%

Chemical Compounds

• Encapsulant 100%
• Glass 47%
• Vinyl Acetate 40%
• Decolorization 9%
• Degasification 5%
• Photobleaching 5%
• Ionomer 5%
• Polyolefin 5%
• Degradation Rate 4%
• Degradation Product 4%
• Acetic Acid 3%
• Crystallinity 3%
• Raman Spectroscopy 3%
• Industry 3%
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry 3%
• Corrosion 3%
• Thermogravimetric Analysis 3%
• Fluorescence 2%
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 2%