EUROPEAN CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - EUROMAT 2021

The main innovation of the presented research is the development of a new product - a PV module mounted on a flexible fabric substrate. The PV module was designed to cover acoustic screens standing along railway lines. After minor modifications, the application of this solution will also be possible in conjunction with acoustic screens built along other communication routes (e.g. highways). An important novelty will be the use of an elastic fabric as a buoyant substrate and the division of the PV module into sub-modules (the module is not only to generate electricity, but also form part of the acoustic screen, and thus cannot significantly change its acoustic parameters). Another product innovation may be the coating of PV panels with glass, which will be covered with a coating with self-cleaning and photocatalytic properties. A special, unique method of covering the PV panels with a layer of TiO2 will ensure the ability to self-clean the system without the use of special cleaning techniques or detergents.