Wearable and washable photovoltaic fabrics

Satharasinghe, A, Hughes-Riley, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-430X and Dias, T ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3533-0398, 2019. Wearable and washable photovoltaic fabrics. In: Lambert, F, Kenny, R and Helm, P, eds., Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2019. München, Germany: EU PVSEC, pp. 42-45. ISBN 3936338604

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Abstract

This work presents a novel solar energy harvesting fabric that can power wearable and mobile electronic devices in a robust, user-friendly, and sustainable manner. The fabric was realised by weaving miniature solar cell embedded textile yarns (solar-E-yarns) fabricated using the Electronic yarn (E-yarn) technology. The fabric (44.5 mm × 45.5 mm active area) can generate a maximum power density of 2.15mW/cm2 under one sun (1000 W/m2) solar illumination and looks and feels like a normal textile; it is soft, three dimensionally conformable, breathable and moisture absorbing. It is also capable of undergoing machine laundering, which has not previously been reported by a textile solar energy harvesting solution for wearable applications in the literature. The fabric can be rolled and is lightweight, making it desirable for mobile and off-the-grid energy needs.

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Description:	Paper presented at the 36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Marseille, France, 9-13 September 2019.
Creators:	Satharasinghe, A., Hughes-Riley, T. and Dias, T.
Publisher:	EU PVSEC
Place of Publication:	München, Germany
Date:	23 October 2019
ISBN:	3936338604
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.4229/EUPVSEC20192019-1BO.9.2 DOI 1206343 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Art and Design
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	05 Dec 2019 17:03
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2021 14:16
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/38792

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