Abstract
We investigated the effectiveness of glass-surface priming to promote enhanced adhesion of EVA laminates during damp-heat exposure at 85oC and 85% relative humidity. The primary objective was to develop advanced encapsulant formulations by incorporation of various primer formulations that exhibit improved adhesion during damp-heat exposure. Several primer formulations were identified that greatlyenhanced the EVA adhesion strength, including to the extent that peeling could not be initiated, even for the laminates of the glass substrate/fast-cure EVA15295P/TPE backsheet (a Tedlar/ polyester/EVA tri-laminate) that were exposed in a damp-heat test chamber for more than 750 h. The results show that a synergistic increase in the interfacial hydrophobicity, siloxane density, and cross-linkingdensity are the key attributes to the improvement in the EVA adhesion strength.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 7 |
State | Published - 2005 |
Event | 31st IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference and Exhibition - Lake Buena Vista, Florida Duration: 3 Jan 2005 → 7 Jan 2005 |
Conference
Conference | 31st IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference and Exhibition |
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City | Lake Buena Vista, Florida |
Period | 3/01/05 → 7/01/05 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-520-37391
Keywords
- damp-heat exposure
- enhanced adhesion
- ethylene vinyl acetate
- EVA
- glass surface priming
- PV