In the event of a building fire, the flames spilling from the windows pose a significant threat to the backplane of the photovoltaic modules on the building's facade . In summary, the polymers in photovoltaic modules in fire scenarios will become combustion loads, exacerbating the intensity of the fire.
This article introduces the thermal hazards of glass panel photovoltaic modules in fire scenarios. Employing fire calorimetry, this study investigated how different levels of external thermal radiation influence the combustion properties of glass photovoltaic modules, while maintaining uniform air atmospheric conditions.
The toxic gases generated by photovoltaic panels during a fire should not be underestimated. The inclusion of additives results in the presence of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen cyanide, in addition to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, which increases the environmental impact of toxic gases during fires, especially large-scale photovoltaic fires.
Experiments demonstrate that when the glass surface of the photovoltaic panel is exposed to thermal radiation, it is difficult to ignite under radiation heat fluxes below 20 kW/m 2. Conversely, the backsheet can ignite at a radiation heat flux of only 15 kW/m 2, although the ignition time is significantly prolonged.
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