TY - CONF A1 - Agroui, K. A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Hadj Arab, A. T1 - Analysis techniques of polymeric encapsulant materials for photovoltaic modules: Situation and perspectives N2 - The properties of the encapsulant are critical to the long-term performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules under the influence of sunlight including UV, elevated temperature, humidity and diffusion of oxygen. Encapsulation process represents about 40% of the whole PV module cost. The introduction of new non-EVA encapsulant material type “Low-Cost, High-Performance” should provide a solution to outdoor yellowing degradation problems. The emerging encapsulant materials exhibit a good compatibility with emerging PV solar cells for long term durability. This new generation of encapsulant materials has the advantage to improve the PV module performances and long term durability for specific climate like desert regions. This scientific contribution presents an overview of the different encapsulant materials currently on the market, the general requirements of the emerging encapsulant materials and characterizations techniques for degradation, diagnostic and reliability lifetime estimation in the framework of Algerian renewable energy strategy. T2 - Africa-EU Symposium on Renewable Energy Research and Innovation CY - Tlemcen, Algeria DA - 08.03.2016 KW - solar cells KW - PV modules KW - polymer encapsulant KW - encapsulation KW - analysis techniques PY - 2016 SP - 27 EP - 27 PB - European Union Energy Initiative – Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) CY - Eschborn, Germany AN - OPUS4-35917 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -