COMPARISON OF MATERIAL FOR ENCAPSULATING MINIMODULES

The main characteristics of glass, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and polycarbon ate (PC) were presented. The transmittance of glass, PMMA and PC was measured by the UV-VIS spectroscopy analysis. PMMA and PC have the advantages of higher tra nsparency, higher resistance and lower density. It is indicated that both PMMA a nd PC are suitable for encapsulating solar minimodules.