Engineering topics
Publications and source records attributed to Broder, J. D..
A heat sealable transparent plastic film, such as a flourinated ethylene propylene copolymer, is used both as a cover material and as an adhesive for mounting a solar cell array to a flexible substrate.
FEP plastic film was used as a cover and as an adhesive to bond cover glasses to silicon solar cells. Various anti-reflective coatings were applied to cells and subsequently covered with FEP. Short circuit currents were measured before and after application of the coating and of the FEP. FEP was bonded to seven of the nine differently coated cells, with no change in the total short circuit current in four cases.
Silicon solar cell arrays are pressure-bonded to flexible backing and protected by fluorinated ethylene propylene cover in one mechanized operation. Arrays packaged by this method are flexible, lightweight, insulated, breakage resistant and less expensive.
Fluorinated ethylene propylene /FEP/ film is substituted for epoxy cement in bonding glass covers to silicon solar cells. Insensitivity of FEP to ultraviolet radiation reduces requirement for filtering and does not impair cell performance. Cell costs are reduced and cover mounting is simplified.
Performance of soldered and cemented cover glass silicon solar cells
Improvements in silicon solar cell cover glass assembly and packaging using FEP Teflon
Si solar cell cover glass assembly and packaging improvements using Teflon
Electrode connection for n-on-p silicon solar cell
Comparison between cemented and soldered cover glass for radiation protection of silicon solar cells
Impurities effects on radiation damage of silicon solar cells
Silicon solar cell performance at high temperatures
High temperature behavior of bombarded and unbombarded silicon and gallium arsenide cells of various resistivities
Effect of impurities on radiation damage in silicon solar cells
Temperature behavior of bombarded and unbombarded silicon cells and gallium arsenic cells