BSI PD IEC TS 62788-6-3:2022 2023
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Measurement procedures for materials used in photovoltaic modules – Adhesion testing for PV module laminates using the single cantilevered beam (SCB) method
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2023 | 36 |
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4 | CONTENTS |
6 | FOREWORD |
8 | INTRODUCTION |
9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions |
11 | 4 Apparatus 4.1 Load frame Figures Figure 1 – Diagram of the loading connection using a clevis grip |
12 | 4.2 Loading tab 5 Width-tapered cantilever beam 5.1 General Figure 2 – Schematic of load frame with a) a platen for securing test coupon, and b) modified to sit on top of a PV module Figure 3 – Photos of the loading tab alone, and attached to the beam |
13 | 5.2 Beam design 5.3 Beam selection Figure 4 – Width-tapered beam |
14 | 6 Test method 6.1 Specimen preparation 6.2 Measurement procedure Tables Table 1 – Typical adhesion strengths |
15 | Figure 5 – Typical width-tapered cantilever beam load/displacement curve |
16 | 6.3 Analysis 6.3.1 Critical adhesion energy, Gc Figure 6 – Example of an af measurement on glass/encapsulant/cell specimens |
17 | 7 Report |
18 | Annex A (informative)Summary of background theory, and how this method can be generalized A.1 Background theory |
19 | A.2 Beam materials |
20 | Annex B (informative)Guidance for specific use cases B.1 General B.2 Adhesion test coupons B.2.1 Backsheet / encapsulant adhesion B.2.2 Backsheet interlayer adhesion |
21 | B.2.3 Glass/encapsulant adhesion B.2.4 Adhesion between different encapsulants |
22 | B.2.5 Cell/encapsulant (coupons) B.3 Modules B.3.1 General B.3.2 Targeting a specific interface in a module |
23 | Figure B.1 – Top view of backsheet and encapsulant beam coupons |
24 | Figure B.2 – Cross-sectional view of backsheet and encapsulant beam coupons |
25 | Annex C (informative)Reference engineering diagrams for loading tab and beam |
26 | Figure C.1 – Schematics of loading tab |
27 | Figure C.2 – Schematics of beam |
28 | Annex D (normative)Using a reference compliance curve to calculate Gc D.1 General D.2 Procedure D.2.1 Beam compliance measurement Figure D.1 – Photo of a beam prior to start of the calibration measurement |
29 | D.2.2 Definition of empirical parameters D.2.3 Validation of reference parameters Figure D.2 – Photo of a beam at the end of the calibration measurement Table D.1 – Reference empirical fit parameters |
30 | D.2.4 Generating a custom set of α, β and γ parameters Table D.2 – Example read points for fit evaluation |
31 | D.2.5 Calculation of crack length ai for adhesion specimens Figure D.3 – Plot used for generating beam calibration curves with the empirical fits according to Formula (D.2) using values from Table D.1 |
32 | Annex E (informative)Methods for measurement of final debond length af E.1 General E.2 Aluminum foil method E.3 Light method E.4 Pull-apart method |
33 | Figure E.1 – Illustration of debond length measurement with a cohesive zone |
34 | Bibliography |