Determination of the influence of encapsulation methods on the magnitude of Thermal Interfacial Resistances in Photovoltaic modules

摘要

The conversion efficiency of Photovoltaic cells is influenced by a large number of diverse factors, ranging from the material properties of the semiconducting materials, the environmental conditions under which the cell is operating, and the thermal properties of the encapsulants. The work presented in this paper examined the influence of the Thermal Interface Resistance (TIR) between the layers of the composite encapsulated cell, and more specifically the interrelationships between aspects of the encapsulation process, and the operating TIR of the module.