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Mechanical Behavior and Thermal Stability of EVA Encapsulant Material Used in Photovoltaic Modules

Journal of Electrical Engineering
Volume 64 (2013): Issue 6 (November 2013)
By: Radek Polanský,  Martina Pinkerová,  Monika Bartůňková and  Pavel Prosr  
Open Access
|Nov 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2013-0054 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
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Language: English
Page range: 361 - 365
Published on: Nov 23, 2013
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 6 issues per year
Keywords:
renewable energy resources,
photovoltaic,
EVA,
encapsulant,
glass transition,
thermal analysis
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