JinkoSolar’s latest anti-glare and low reflectivity module reduces glare by up to 80% compared to the market’s available counterparts
This module, however, keeps the glass transmittance at a ‘high’ level by lowering environmental reflectivity to up to 85%
The company has successfully installed and operationalized these modules at the Taiyuan Wusu Airport’s 40 MW PV plant
JinkoSolar has launched a bifacial PV module with features such as anti-glare and low reflectivity, tailored for transportation applications (airports and highways, among others).
The core innovation of this product lies in its optical engineering, which features a front PV glass with an air-side textured surface and a specialized low-reflectance coating. The module’s textured surface scatters incident sunlight in multiple directions rather than concentrating it at a single point, reducing specular reflection that causes glare. Plus, unlike its conventional counterparts that lose a certain number of incoming photons due to scattering, this coating helps reduce Fresnel reflection at the air-glass interface, lowering the module’s reflectivity by up to 85%. The company claims up to an 80% reduction in glare with this glass compared to conventional anti-glare PV modules, with a glare rating (GR) of ≤50 for apron floodlighting, in accordance with the Technical Requirements for Civil Airport Apron Floodlighting standards. It also adheres to the JT/T 646-2017 standards for highway noise barrier applications.
Its ‘high glass transmittance’ and up to 90% bifaciality, together, ensure expected power generation, says JinkoSolar, while also eliminating potential risks from glare under various lighting conditions.
JinkoSolar presented an example of a 40 MW ground-mounted PV plant in Taiyuan Wusu Airport. These modules, installed along both sides of the runway, reduce glare intensity by up to 80% compared to conventional peers, ensuring flight safety in terms of visibility, while withstanding aircraft wake turbulence and extreme environmental stressors.