Investigation of joints for functional OPV-foils on textiles

Organic photovoltaic (opv) can be used for power and light generation. additionally opv can be produced as thin plastic foils and be joined with textiles for many applications. the aim of this research study was finding an optimal joining process of foils on textiles. therefore different joining methods were analysed with focus on the strength of the joining. the analysis of the results indicates that sewing with a long stitch length results in the highest strength. the stitch length is the most important factor for the seam strength. the adhesive bonding has a much lower strength than the sewing joints.