Moisture Absorption and Desorption in an Ionomer-Based Encapsulant:A Type of Self-Breathing Encapsulant for CIGS Thin-Film PV Modules

As an alternative to conventional encapsulation concepts for a double glass photovoltaic(PV)module,we introduce an innovative ionomer-based multi-layer encapsulant,by which the application of additional edge sealing to prevent moisture penetration is not required.The spontaneous moisture absorption and desorption of this encapsulant and its raw materials,poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)and an ionomer,are analyzed under different climatic conditions in this work.The relative air humidity is thermodynamically the driving force for these inverse processes and determines the corresponding equilibrium moisture content(EMC).Higher air humidity results in a larger EMC.The homogenization of the absorbed water molecules is a diffusion-controlled process,in which temperature plays a dominant role.Nevertheless,the diffusion coefficient at a higher temperature is still relatively low.Hence,under normal climatic conditions for the application of PV modules,we believe that the investigated ionomer-based encapsulant can“breathe”the humidity:During the day,when there is higher relative humidity,it“inhales”(absorbs)moisture and restrains it within the outer edge of the module;then at night,when there is a lower relative humidity,it“exhales”(desorbs)the moisture.In this way,the encapsulant protects the cell from moisture ingress.

Microstructure and Hydrogen Absorption/Desorption Behavior of Mg23-xLaxNi10 Alloy

Induction melting was used as a routine method to synthesize Mg_（23）Ni_（10）, Mg_（22）LaNi_（10） and Mg_（21）La_2Ni_（10） alloys, and followed by a detailed microstructural characterization which included X-ray diffraction（XRD）, scanning electron microscopy（SEM） with energy dispersive spectrometer（EDS）, high resolution transmission electron microscope（HRTEM） and hydrogen absorption/desorption measurements. XRD analysis results showed that Mg_2Ni and Mg phases were detected in the XRD pattern of the Mg_（23）Ni_（10） alloy, however, the La addition results in conversion from Mg to LaMg_3 and La_2Mg_（17） phases and appearance of crystal defects included dislocations, twin grain boundary and vacancy in the Mg_（22）LaNi_（10） and Mg_（21）La_2Ni_（10） alloy textures. The total maximum hydrogen absorption capacity was 4.45 wt% for the Mg_（23）Ni_（10） alloy, however, the Mg_（22）LaNi_（10） and Mg_（21）La_2Ni_（10） alloys with vacancy, dislocations and twin grain boundary, absorbed 3.66 wt% and 3.60 wt%, respectively, indicating that the La addition led to decreasing of the maximum hydrogen absorption capacity. Besides, hydrogen absorption/desorption of 90% of saturated state expended for about 456 and 990 s for pristine Mg_（23）Ni_（10） alloy, by contrast, the time decreased owing to improvement of hydrogen absorption and desorption kinetics in the alloy with La element, with which the uptake time for hydrogen content to 90% of saturated state was 150 and 78 s, and 90% hydrogen can be released in 930 and 804 s for Mg_（22）LaNi_（10） and Mg_（21）La_2Ni_（10） alloys in the experimental condition.

Study on Hydrogen Storage Properties,Anti-Oxide Ability and Rate Limiting Step of ZrCr-Based Alloy after Introducing Cobalt as Additive

In this work,the microstructure,hydrogen storage properties,anti-oxide ability and rate limiting step of Zr(Cr_(1−x)Co_(x))_(2)(x=0,0.2,0.4 and 0.6)alloys have been investigated.After studying the crystal structure,we found that all alloy samples could show C14-type phase but the alloy sample x=0 could also show a small amount of Cr phase.Rietveld fitting showed that lattice parameter and unit cell volume of C14-type phase decreased with increasing x.After further research,it was clear that the first hydrogen absorption capacity decreased with increasing x.But introducing more Co content had a positive influence on the effective hydrogen storage capacity and cyclic hydrogen absorption and desorption properties of the alloy sample.We also found that adding Co to ZrCr_(2)alloy could improve its anti-oxide ability.In addition to this,the rate limiting step model was also studied.

Thermodynamics of hydrogen absorption and desorption in TC21 alloy

In this paper,it was addressed a hydrogen absorbing and desorbing thermodynamics inα+βtype TC21 titanium alloy with high strength and toughness based on thermodynamic experiments and calculation.The relationship between concentration(C),temperature(T),and pressure(P)of TC21 alloy is shown by P-C-T curves during hydrogen absorption and desorption process,which were measured by multistep hydrogenation/dehydrogenation methods from 625 to 750℃.The P-C-T isotherms at a given temperature were separated into three regions.The partial thermodynamic functions of hydrogen reaction were evaluated by a modified form of Sievert’s law and P-CoTrelation of different regions was expressed by the modified Sievert’s law.The results show that the enthalpy of hydrogen reaction in the first and third region relies on hydrogen content.According to Vant’s Hoff law,enthalpy and entropy of hydrogenation platform in TC21 alloys are-53.58 kJ·mol^(-1)and-127.41 J·K·mol^(-1),respectively.Compared with P-C-T curves of hydrogen absorption,that of hydrogen desorption exists hysteresis.

Self-regulating Humidity Activated Carbon Material Prepared from Bamboo for the Room

A self-regulating humidity material with bamboo for the room was prepared. The activated carbons were prepared with the temperature rising rates of 5, 10, 15, 20 ℃/min and constant temperatures of 600, 700, 800, 900, 1 000, 1 100, 1 200, 1 300, 1 400, and 1 500 ℃ for 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 6 h, respectively.And then their structures such as specific surface areas, volumes of pores from 3.7-7.1 nm and average pore diameters were tested. Various humidity conditions were simulated and their self-regulating humidity properties such as absorption/desorption contents, rates and stabilities were evaluated. The results show that the specific surface area, volume of pores from 3.7-7.1 nm and average pore diameter of activated carbon are closely nonlinearly related to the temperature rising rate, temperature and holding time. In general, the activated carbon prepared with the temperature rising rate of 5 ℃/min and kept at 1 100 ℃ for 2 h has the highest absorption/desorption content and rate, the lowest decay factor and then the best stability at all humidity for the fact that it is provided with proper average pore diameter, higher specific surface area and volume of pores from 3.7-7.1 nm. The activated carbons can be prepared with the temperature rising rate of 5 ℃/min and kept at 1000, 900,1 200, 1 300, 1 400, 1 500, 800, 700, and 600 ℃ respectively for 2 h. These resulted properties are attributed to their different average pore diameters and volumes of pores from 3.7-7.1 nm.