Photovoltaic panels and color steel plates

Can colored steel plates be used in BIPV modules?

The team sees the research as a step towards being able to use colored steel plates in BIPV modules instead of glass or conventional backsheets. The so-called glass-to-steel (G2S) design addresses some of the challenges of using PV on building facades, note the researchers.

Can photovoltaic panels be used as building elements?

Aesthetic aspects must be considered when photovoltaic panels are applied as building elements. Colours can be added by reflecting some of the sunlight that otherwise could have been utilized for electricity generation. Reflectance spectra of commercial solar cell modules have been measured and analysed.

What is the stacked structure of a PV module?

“We replaced the back side glass with a steel plate. So the stacked structure of the PV module would be glass/EVA/cells/EVA/steel,” the research lead author, Young-Su Kim, told pv magazine, noting that his team also improved the lamination process and applied a surface treatment to the steel plates.

Can ethylene vinyl acetate encapsulants be used for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications?

A group of scientists led by the Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) in South Korea has assessed the adhesion of steel plates and encapsulants made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or polyolefin elastomer (POE) for future building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications.