Lifetime Evaluation of Photovoltaic Polymeric Backsheets under Ultraviolet Radiation: From Chemical Properties to Mechanical Modeling.

Photovoltaic (PV) power generation plays a significant role with the increase of installed capacity of renewable energy. The effects of environmental stress on insulating backsheets have been considered as the main cause of failure in PV systems. However, traditional aging models are difficult to realize the comprehensive evaluation of the lifetime of insulating backsheets. In this paper, the analytical method of complex chemical degradation related to the insulation was replaced by a physics-based method to quantify the elongation at the break as a function of time corresponding to temperature and radiation. In contrast to traditional aging models, this model simply used one parameter, namely drop-off rate (v), to reflect the degradation of polymers under various environmental stresses. The effect of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the model was considered. Moreover, the electrical degradation, chemical changes, and mechanical properties caused by UV radiation were investigated to provide the reference for the lifetime of evaluation. The research is significant for comprehensively evaluating the lifetime of insulating materials for PV systems and other power equipment.

[Spectra study of a sodion triethylenetetramine-bisdithiocarbamate and its complexes with heavy metal ions].

A sodion triethylenetetramine-bisdithiocarbamate (DTC-TETA) and its complexes with heavy metal ions were investigated by FTIR, UV, FAAS and elemental analysis, respectively. The FTIR spectrum of DTC-TETA showed strong absorption peaks at 1 461-1 388 cm(-1) and 1 174-996 cm(-1) which were attributed to partly double bonds of C-N and C-S, respectively. The UV spectrum of DTC-TETA had two absorption peaks at 265 and 290 nm, assigned to pi-pi* transition of N...C...S radical and nonbonding electron n-pi* transition of S...C...S radical to conjugated system, respectively. The elemental analysis results demonstrated that the mol ratio of C, H, N and S in DTC-TETA was about 2 : 4 : 1 : 1. As for UV spectrum of its complexes with Cu(II), Cd(II), Zn(II) and Ni(II), there were four new absorption peaks at 321, 310, 311 and 325 nm, respectively. Coupled to flow-injection, FAAS determination showed that the complexation performance of Cu2+, Cd2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ complexes of DTC-TETA was better than that of sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC).

[Spectra characteristics of an aminated glucose and its complex with Cu(II)].

Characteristics of an aminated glucose and its complex with Cu (II) were investigated by FTIR, 1H-NMR and UV spectroscopy, respectively. Compared with glucose, the FTIR spectrum of an aminated glucose showed a moderate peak at 1 629-1 608 cm(-1) which was attributed to deltaNH vibration, suggesting that glucose reacted with ethylenediamine. The 1H-NMR spectrum of an aminated glucose demonstrated the signal of the C1 hydroxy proton and one of the amino proton at 4. 82-4. 79 ppm, illustrating that the amino of ethylenediamine was substituted for the hydroxy group of C1. As for UV spectra, an aminated glucose did not show absorbance in the ultraviolet region while its complex with Cu(II) had obvious absorption peak at about 236 nm. The complex ratio of the aminated glucose to Cu(II) was about 1 to 1 and the stability constant of its Cu(II) complex was 6.8 x 10(7) L x mol(-1).