TY - JOUR PY - 2018// TI - Combustion behaviors of CIGS thin-film solar modules from cone calorimeter tests JO - Materials (Basel, Switzerland) A1 - Yin, Lulu A1 - Jiang, Yong A1 - Qiu, Rong SP - e11081353 EP - e11081353 VL - 11 IS - 8 N2 - As is well known, building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology is becoming more commonly used in residential and commercial buildings. Fire assessment of photovoltaic (PV) modules as a whole is still insufficient. This work focuses on the thermal properties and combustion behavior of CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and selenium) thin-film modules. Cone calorimeter experiments were conducted at different external heat flux of 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 kW m-2. Several parameters are discussed, including surface temperature, ignition time, heat release rate (HRR), mass loss rate, carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentrations. The results show that CIGS thin-film solar modules are inflammable at intermediate or high flashover risk. A correction calculation for the gas toxicity index has been used to reduce the well-ventilation condition effect. Compared with the uncorrected calculation, peak fractional effective dose (FED) and lethal concentration for 50% of the population (LC50) are almost double. This work will help to determine a more stringent fire safety provision for PV modules.

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LA - en SN - 1996-1944 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma11081353 ID - ref1 ER -