Flexible components, also known as lightweight components, can be bent by 30 degrees or even more. Its main materials include polyester, polyimide, PTFE, fluorinated polymers, etc.
These thin film materials can be made into thin film solar cells through printing, spraying and other processes, and then bonded with materials such as PE and PET to form flexible solar panels.
Flexible components are mainly divided into three types: conventional crystalline silicon flexible components, MWT crystalline silicon flexible components, and thin film flexible components.
The weight of traditional component systems severely limits the potential for building installation and photovoltaic power generation. The average bearing capacity of many large commercial roofs is 15kg/㎡ or lower, while the average weight of traditional component systems is 20kg/㎡.
Flexible photovoltaic modules solve this problem by carrying only a weight of 3 kg/㎡, bringing energy independence to any building without compromising structural integrity.
Secondly, the flexible lightweight components adopt fast bonding technology, without the need for pressure drilling, so there will be no damage to the slope soil, greatly reducing construction difficulty, improving installation speed, reducing labor costs, and balancing economic and social benefits. They ensure their safe and reliable characteristics while being easy to install.
Compared with conventional photovoltaic modules, it has significant characteristics such as “light”, “thin”, “flexible”, and “bendable”. It can not only be applied in distributed power plant scenarios such as industrial and commercial color steel tile roofs, flat roofs, and residential tile houses, but also in characteristic landscape lights, convenient mobile power sources, robots, and outdoor activities. It is of great significance in promoting the popularization of photovoltaic+applications.
The emergence of flexible photovoltaic modules will undoubtedly bring new opportunities and development for building integrated photovoltaics. Their lightweight, thin and flexible characteristics endow photovoltaic technology with greater flexibility, while providing more possibilities for the promotion of renewable energy and urban green construction.
This new era of photovoltaic technology will bring more clean and efficient energy solutions to our production and daily life.
