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WINNER
AWARDWINNERS
PV Material Award
Solar Business, Dow Corning
Corporation Dow Corning PV-6100 Cell
Encapsulant Series
Dow Corning PV-6100 Encapsulant Series relies The Dow Corning PV-7010 and PV-7020 Potting
on the UV stability of the silicone molecule to Agents were developed to eliminate the
deliver improved durability and increased guesswork. There are hundreds of available
efficiency for crystalline modules compared to coatings, encapsulants, potting agents,
incumbent organics. PV-6100 Encapsulant sealants, adhesives etc…available. The
Series provide an ultra-transparent layer of challenge is to evaluate correctly which of these
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protection for the solar cell in a panel and can actually work best for solar energy applications,
replace incumbent technologies. while providing target life-time parameters and
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overall performance levels required.
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The silicon-based material provides higher
efficiency, longer module life, and optimum UV Dow Corning’s PV-7010 and PV-7020 Potting
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resistance. The new processing platform can Agents are designed to insulate PV cells’
achieve higher production rates for crystalline electrical junction boxes, providing cost-
and amorphous silicon thin film modules, effective electrical insulation and long-lasting
reducing the cost per kilowatt-hour of solar protection from moisture, heat and other
power. environmental conditions, the company claims.
These materials remain flexible and stable over
The process increases manufacturing efficiency wide temperature variations (-40 degrees to 150
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and reduces total cost of ownership through degrees °C) and offer easy reparability and
lower processing temperatures, faster global availability. The PV-7010 offers a faster
throughput, as well as lower capital and less cure rate, while the PV 7020 has greater
factory space needed for the equipment. viscosity and thermal conductivity.
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