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<p>This study attempted to fabricate heating fabrics using thin-film solar cells. A lightweight and flexible thin-film solar cell was used as the power supply, and fabric samples made of carbon fiber heating lines were used as heating elements. Single-factor experiments of three factors (solar cell voltage, heating time, and carbon fiber heating line arrangement) were conducted, and their influence on the heating effect was analysed. Orthogonal experiments and variance tests were used to determine the influence of the three factors and the optimal heating process. All influential factors were shown to be statistically significant. This kind of heating fabric can be used in warm clothing or for heated clothing.</p>
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This study attempted to fabricate heating fabrics using thin-film solar cells. A lightweight and flexible thin-film solar cell was used as the power supply, and fabric samples made of carbon fiber heating lines were used as heating elements. Single-factor experiments of three factors (solar cell voltage, heating time, and carbon fiber heating line arrangement) were conducted, and their influence on the heating effect was analysed. Orthogonal experiments and variance tests were used to determine the influence of the three factors and the optimal heating process. All influential factors were shown to be statistically significant. This kind of heating fabric can be used in warm clothing or for heated clothing.

Research on the Heating of Woven Carbon Fiber Fabrics Using Thin-Film Solar Cells

Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials

Key Lab for Sport Shoes Upper Materials of Fujian Province

College of Textile Science and Engineering

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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This study attempted to fabricate heating fabrics using thin-film solar cells. A lightweight and flexible thin-film solar cell was used as the power supply,...

Research on the Heating of Woven Carbon Fiber Fabrics Using Thin-Film Solar Cells

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 02 cze 2022

Zakres stron: 61 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0008

Słowa kluczowe
thin-film solar cells, woven sample, heating carbon fiber lines, fabric density

© 2022 Taohai Yan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Research on the Heating of Woven Carbon Fiber Fabrics Using Thin-Film Solar Cells

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 02 cze 2022

Zakres stron: 61 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ftee-2022-0008

Słowa kluczowethin-film solar cells, woven sample, heating carbon fiber lines, fabric density

© 2022 Taohai Yan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
thin-film solar cells, woven sample, heating carbon fiber lines, fabric density