Publications by Valentin Chapuis

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

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

2018

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

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

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

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

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

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