A review of the degradation of photovoltaic modules for life expectancy

J Kim, M Rabelo, SP Padi, H Yousuf, EC Cho, J Yi - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photovoltaic (PV) modules are generally considered to be the most reliable components of
PV systems. The PV module has a high probability of being able to perform adequately for …

Investigation of degradation of solar photovoltaics: A review of aging factors, impacts, and future directions toward sustainable energy management

T Rahman, AA Mansur, MS Hossain Lipu, MS Rahman… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The degradation of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is caused by a number of factors that
have an impact on their effectiveness, performance, and lifetime. One of the reasons …

A comprehensive review on bypass diode application on photovoltaic modules

RG Vieira, FMU de Araújo, M Dhimish, MIS Guerra - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy has shown significant expansion on the installed capacity
over the last years. Most of its power systems are installed on rooftops, integrated into …

Assessing MPPT techniques on hot-spotted and partially shaded photovoltaic modules: Comprehensive review based on experimental data

M Dhimish - IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hot-spotting is a reliability problem influencing photovoltaic (PV) modules, where a
mismatched solar cell/cells heat up significantly and reduce the output power of the affected …

Photovoltaic degradation rate affected by different weather conditions: A case study based on pv systems in the uk and australia

M Dhimish, A Alrashidi - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents the analysis of degradation rate over 10 years (2008 to 2017) for six
different photovoltaic (PV) sites located in the United Kingdom (mainly affected by cold …

Mid-life degradation evaluation of polycrystalline Si solar photovoltaic modules in a 100 kWp grid-tied system in east-central India

SK Singh, N Chander - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents the mid-life degradation evaluation of a 100 kWp grid-tied solar
photovoltaic (PV) power plant which is in the eleventh year of its operation. The field …

Solar PV's micro crack and hotspots detection technique using NN and SVM

DP Winston, MS Murugan, RM Elavarasan… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For lifelong and reliable operation, advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment is designed
to minimize the faults. Irrespectively, the panel degradation makes the fault inevitable. Thus …

An improved PSO-based MPPT technique using stability and steady state analyses under partial shading conditions

R Sangrody, S Taheri, AM Cretu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Partial shading (PS) conditions create challenging issues for the maximum power point
tracking (MPPT) algorithms in photovoltaic (PV) systems such as getting stuck in the local …

The impact of shading on the exploitation of photovoltaic installations

G Trzmiel, D Głuchy, D Kurz - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The article presents an overview of aspects of shading's influence in photovoltaic systems
that are the most important in the opinion of the authors. Discussing this particular problem is …

Current limiter circuit to avoid photovoltaic mismatch conditions including hot-spots and shading

M Dhimish, G Badran - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) hot-spots are considered as one of the main reliability issues for PV
modules. Although PV modules are capable to tolerate over-temperature, the hot-spots can …