Design, fabrication, and measurement of a polymer-based anti-reflection coating for improved performance of a solar panel under a specific incident angle

• Published in: Solar energy materials and solar cells Vol. 189; pp. 175 - 180
• Main Authors: Jalaly, S., Vahdani, M., Shahabadi, M., Mohamad Sadeghi, G. Mir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Anti-reflection coating; Antireflection coatings; Coatings; Energy efficiency; Fabrication; Measurement; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaics; Polyurethane; Polyurethane resins; Ray-tracing; Solar cells; Solar energy; Solar panel; Solar panels; Transmission pattern; Anti-reflection coating; Transmission pattern; Ray-tracing; Solar panel

Solar panels are usually covered with anti-reflection coatings (ARCs) that operate optimally for normal light incidence. Thus, ARCs effectiveness declines with increasing incident angles. In this contribution, we propose and design a polymer-based ARC that can be customized to operate optimally unde...