Lightweight PV Module
Finished modules built on Hondol's own encapsulation stack — rooftop, foldable, balcony and automotive.
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Lightweight PV Solutions
Over 70% lighter than glass modules, so roofs that were written off as non-load-bearing become generating assets.
Most distributed PV projects die on the same two sentences: the roof will not take the load, and the installation is too complicated to be worth it. Hondol's encapsulation technology answers both. Replacing front glass with fluoropolymer film, prepreg and a strengthened backsheet takes a module from roughly 11 kg/m² to under 3 kg/m² while keeping rigidity, impact resistance and a 25-year service life.
That is a disruptive change in project economics rather than a spec-sheet curiosity. Lighter modules cut freight, lift equipment and labour; adhesive fixing removes drilling and hot work from the roof; and the same construction bends to a 0.3 m radius, which opens carports, greenhouses, curved façades, vehicle roofs and portable products that a glass laminate simply cannot serve.
Core product portfolio
- Weather-resistant layer: PVDF, ETFE and PF flexible front films
- Structural protection layer: CPC/CDPC sheet, PRG/AGR prepreg, HD-SG strengthened backsheet
- Water barrier layer: CAPC and CPPC/HPPC transparent water-blocking backsheets
- Finished lightweight modules: C&I rooftop, foldable portable, balcony and automotive
At a glance
| Products in this line | 12 |
|---|---|
| Series | 4 |
| Made at | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Certification | TÜV Rheinland IEC 62788-2-1:2023 (front sheets and backsheets) |
Series in this line
Weather-Resistant Layer
PVDF, ETFE and PF films — the outer skin that replaces front glass.
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Structural Protection Layer
CPC/CDPC sheet, PRG/AGR prepreg and HD-SG strengthened backsheet — the rigidity that glass used to provide.
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All 12 products in this line
C&I Distributed Lightweight Modules
Up to 23.0% deliverable efficiency in a module light enough for a roof that was surveyed as non-load-bearing.
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Automotive-Used PV Modules
−40°C to 150°C, continuous high-frequency vibration, 15 years or 250,000 km.
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Balcony Lightweight Modules
CTM over 95%, 5400 Pa mechanical load tested, hail tested — light enough for one person to hang on a railing.
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Foldable Portable Lightweight Modules
Up to 8 folds and 400 W, carried in one hand, working from −40°C to +85°C.
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HD-CAPC
CAPC
10⁻²–10⁻³ g/m²·day water transmission in a 325 µm transparent construction, with PID288 and DH2000 degradation under 2%.
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HD-CPPC / HD-HPPC
CPPC/HPPC
A dedicated water block layer inside the stack, high transmittance, and a 25-year service life.
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HD-SG-F / HD-SG-S / HD-SG-N / HD-SG-T
HD-SG
Reflectivity above 80% and water transmission below 0.5 g/m²·day, in constructions from 540 µm to 1000 µm.
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HD-CPC-T / HD-CDPC-FT
CPC/CDPC
Organic material in place of glass, over 90% transmittance, UV resistance above 500 kWh/m².
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HD-PGR / HD-AGR
PRG/AGR
Withstands a 25 mm ball at 16 m/s with ≤5% power degradation, and over 1000 kWh/m² UV resistance.
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HD-PF-K
PF
40.5 µm total, over 88% transmittance in the 400–1100 nm band, and over 1000 kWh/m² UV endurance.
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HOMA-E
ETFE
94% transmittance, self-cleaning, unchanged after 25+ years outdoors, UL94 V-0.
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HOMA-K
PVDF
Over 40% fluorine content, no chalking or cracking after 800 kWh/m² UV, and a matte finish under 30 GU.
View specification →Where this line is used
- Commercial & Industrial Rooftops — For roofs that cannot take 11 kg/m² of glass, and owners who cannot take the downtime of a structural retrofit.
- Agricultural Greenhouses — Generating structures that still have to let a crop grow underneath them.
- BIPV & Pneumatic Structures — Photovoltaics that have to answer to an architect before they answer to an engineer.
- Solar Carports & Gas Stations — Long spans, public footfall and hail — with charging load underneath.
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