Abstract
During this first year of a two year sub-contract from NREL under PVMat, a project to lower module manufacturing and related systems costs has been pursued. A novel backskin material has been developed which allows for a frameless module with a wide variety of simpler and lower cost mounting possibilities. Using rapid prototyping techniques and extensive feedback from potential customers, a newjunction box has been designed. Preliminary work has been done towards the development of a new encapsulant. This new encapsulant, in turn, will enable the development of a continuous non-vacuum lamination method and the foundation for this was also established. The net result of all of this, when successfully deployed, will be a cost reduction of at lest $0.50/watt for both module making andsystems installation cost.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 859-866 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Event | NREL/SNL Photovoltaics Program Review: 14th Conference - Lakewood, Colorado Duration: 18 Nov 1996 → 22 Nov 1996 |
Conference
| Conference | NREL/SNL Photovoltaics Program Review: 14th Conference |
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| City | Lakewood, Colorado |
| Period | 18/11/96 → 22/11/96 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by Evergreen Solar, Inc., Waltham, MassachusettsNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-23752