Publications by Valentin Chapuis

Light and durable: Composite structures for building-integrated photovoltaic modules

Christophe Ballif, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Fanny Sculati-Meillaud, Valentin Chapuis, Ana Cristina Oliveira Martins

2018

Thermo-mechanical stability of lightweight glass-free photovoltaic modules based on a composite substrate

Christophe Ballif, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Valentin Chapuis, Hengyu Li, Laure-Emmanuelle Perret Aebi, Ana Cristina Oliveira Martins

Lightweight PV modules are attractive for building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications, especially for renovated buildings, where the additional load bearing capacity is limited. This work focuses on the development of a lightweight, glass-free pho ...

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV2018

The effect of cooling press on the encapsulation properties of crystalline photovoltaic modules: residual stress and adhesion

Christophe Ballif, Hengyu Li, Laure-Emmanuelle Perret Aebi, Yun Luo, Valentin Chapuis

A high-quality encapsulation process is crucial to ensuring the performance and long-term reliability of photovoltaic (PV) modules. In crystalline Si technology-based modules, poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) is the most widely used PV encapsulant. I ...

Wiley-Blackwell2015

Novel Colored Esthetical and Lightweight Photovoltaic Tiles for Full Building Integration

Christophe Ballif, Yves Leterrier, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Christian Roecker, Josef Andreas Schuler, Martin Joly, Stefan Mertin, Valentin Chapuis, Robert James Tween, Matthieu Mottet

2012

Compressive-shear adhesion characterization of polyvinyl-butyral and ethylene-vinyl acetate at different curing times before and after exposure to damp-heat conditions

Christophe Ballif, Valentin Chapuis, Hengyu Li, Laure-Emmanuelle Perret Aebi

Photovoltaic (PV) module efficiency and reliability are two factors that have an important impact on the final cost of the PV electricity production. It is widely accepted that a good adhesion between the encapsulant and the different substrates of a PV mo ...

Wiley-Blackwell2012

New challenges in solar architectural innovation

Christophe Ballif, Jean-Louis Scartezzini, Yves Leterrier, Andreas Schueler, Christian Roecker, Krista Susan Lumsden Friedli, Valentin Chapuis

Among the century’s main challenges, climate change and the need for energy sources diversification are of great importance. In this context, renewable energies undoubtedly have an important role to play. Photovoltaic (PV) electricity is especially well su ...

EPFL2011