Glass and Coatings on Glass for Solar Applications

Ganjoo, Ashtosh; McCamy, James W.; Polcyn, A.; Ma, Zhixun; Medwick, Paul A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93728-1_48

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“…The glass requirements are anti-reflective surface treatments, transparent conductive coatings, However, maysome glasses can be used as alternative but need additional coating or additives to resist UV. Ganjoo (2019). Thus, in the current conditions of industrialization in Mozambique, it is convenient to used non-tempered glass to reduce cost.…”

Section: Cover Glass Materialsmentioning

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Literature review of potential materials for the construction of an alternative flat-plate solar collector

Chichango,

Cristóvão,

Nhambiu

et al. 2024

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Through systematic review method the article presents the potential of existing solar energy in Mozambique for use in water heating with the integration of thermal energy storage systems that are currently being investigated. It emphasizes the need for affordable materials in building solar collectors for Mozambique’s homes, leveraging the country’s solar potential to reduce electricity consumption and environmental impact for sustainable development. It explores current research on thermal energy storage systems for solar water heating and reviews alternative materials for solar collectors based on their properties, cost, and availability. The importance of thermal energy storage in solar collectors for efficiency and load balancing is highlighted., it discusses and list the potential alternative materials for the construction of flat plate solar thermal collectors from roofing material, frame, absorber, pipes, and heat storage material according to their thermophysical properties, costs, and availability in the Mozambican market in the context of industrialization.

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Section: Cover Glass Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Literature review of potential materials for the construction of an alternative flat-plate solar collector

Chichango,

Cristóvão,

Nhambiu

et al. 2024

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“…Weighting by the photon flux is appropriate for solar photovoltaic applications because only one electron-hole pair is typically created from each photon. Integration limits from 300 to 1250 nm have been proposed as a standard because they include all of today's single-junction devices [37], however reduced limits of 400 to 1100 nm are more appropriate for a mono-Si device and are used in this paper [14].…”

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“…Single-layer ARCs based on porous silica often have tradeoffs between performance and durability [13], [14]. While coating performance improves as the porosity increases, higher porosity can result in lower coating hardness and wear resistance [9], [15].…”

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“…While coating performance improves as the porosity increases, higher porosity can result in lower coating hardness and wear resistance [9], [15]. Although coating manufacturers use a number of stress tests and technical solutions to develop better coatings [14], [16], third-party module reliability testing programs do not measure ARC longevity [17]. This unfortunately creates a short-term financial incentive for a module manufacturer to use a less-durable but higher-performance coating.…”

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Non-destructive Characterization of Anti-Reflective Coatings on PV Modules

Karin,

Miller,

Jain

2021

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Anti-reflective coatings (ARCs) are used on the vast majority of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to increase power production. However, ARC longevity can vary from less than 1 year to over 15 years depending on coating quality and deployment conditions. A technique that can quantify ARC degradation non-destructively on commercial modules would be useful both for in-field diagnostics and accelerated aging tests. In this paper, we demonstrate that accurate measurements of ARC spectral reflectance can be performed using a modified commerciallyavailable integrating-sphere probe. The measurement is fast, accurate, non-destructive and can be performed outdoors in full-sun conditions. We develop an interferometric model that estimates coating porosity, thickness and fractional area coverage from the measured reflectance spectrum for a uniform singlelayer coating. We demonstrate the measurement outdoors on an active PV installation, identify the presence of an ARC and estimate the properties of the coating.

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