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Correlation of degree of EVA crosslinking with formation and discharge of acetic acid in PV modules

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posted on 2018-04-09, 13:01 authored by Jiang Zhu, Daniel Montiel-Chicharro, Tom BettsTom Betts, Ralph Gottschalg
Ethylene vinyl-acetate (EVA) encapsulated crystalline silicon PV modules see encapsulant related degradation such as the hydrolysis of EVA which leads to generation of acetic acid that corrodes cells and cell metallisation. The formation and discharge of acetic acid in PV modules during an extended damp-heat test are studied in this work in dependence of the EVA crosslinking degree. To achieve different degrees of EVA encapsulation, mini-modules were laminated under different curing temperatures. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) is used to estimate the vinyl acetate (VA) content of the EVA before and after damp-heat ageing, from which the formation of acetic acid is evaluated. The net accumulation of acetic acid within modules is evaluated by corrosion induced power losses. Results show mini-modules with highly cross-linked EVA form less acetic acid under damp-heat stresses, however, accumulated the highest amount of acetic acid leading to the most severe corrosion. Therefore, highly cross-linked EVA is not favoured in terms of long-term degradation due to DH stresses as it may trap the generated acetic acid within module

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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33rd EU PVSEC

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ZHU, J. ...et al., 2017. Correlation of Degree of EVA Crosslinking with Formation and Discharge of Acetic Acid in PV Modules. Presented at the 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC 2017), Amsterdam, 25-29th. September, pp. 1795 - 1798.

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2017-09-29

Publication date

2017

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This is a conference paper.

ISBN

3936338477

ISSN

2196-100X

Language

  • en

Location

Amsterdam

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