The company established in Belgium has announced that its tanning style in Panorama style for passenger cars is ready for mass production. The design of glass glass has a very efficient back contact of solar cells and a uniform completely black appearance.
AGC Automotive Europe, a unit of the Japanese chemicals, glass and materials company AGG, established in Belgium, announced prior to the Automotive Trade Fair IAA Mobility 2025 of next month in Munich that her panorama-style sunroof for passenger cars is ready for mass production.
The photovoltaic (VIPV) solution integrated by the vehicle, which was developed in development last year, has very efficient back contact solar cells and a uniform completely black appearance.
“In AGC sun roofs, decades of stained glass expertise with pioneering solar technology,” said Loïc Tous, AGC Automotive Project Leader, in a explanation that specified the intention of the company “to redefine vehicle comfort, sustainability and efficiency” by low emissiveness coating, Ambientalality “
The VIPV unit is a glass glass module based on solar cells with return contact with an efficiency of at least 25%. They have a uniform black appearance to match premium passenger vehicles with tinted side and rear windows.
The appearance is supported by the use of solar cells with back contact in combination with a “dark interlayer between the cells and the inner glass panel,” the company said.
The back contact cell technology also avoids the shade losses on the front and an improved temperature coefficient, the company said that it contributes to improved performance, even in hot climates. There are no further details about the used PV cells or system specifications.
The sunroof of solar energy offers “plug-free support” to expand the driving range of electric vehicles between loads, but it can also feed the security and comfort systems, according to the manufacturer. “In addition to supplying extra range, the generated electricity can be used for different vehicle functions, such as the interior for improved comfort or power surveillance cameras and connectivity systems for improved security,” said it.
The addition of an AGC automotive sunroof does not necessarily reduce the headroom because it offers up to 30 mm more space compared to sun areas that need a roll -blind system, and it is lighter in weight. In addition, a low emission coating on the inner glass panel of the module optimizes thermal comfort in the vehicle in both summer and winter, causing energy and CO2 emissions caused by air conditioning and heating, according to the company.
AGC Automotive Europe is a vertically integrated automotive glass manufacturer, from rough glass to services with added value immediately prior to the final assembly at the customer’s buildings and the supplier of the component.
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