Solar photovoltaic modules' performance reliability and degradation analysis—a review

OA Alimi, EL Meyer, OI Olayiwola - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current geometric increase in the global deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules,
both at utility-scale and residential roof-top systems, is majorly attributed to its affordability …

[HTML][HTML] Accelerated damp-heat testing at the cell-level of bifacial silicon HJT, PERC and TOPCon solar cells using sodium chloride

C Sen, X Wu, H Wang, MU Khan, L Mao, F Jiang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bifacial passivated emitter and rear cells (PERC) currently have the highest share in the
photovoltaic market. However, heterojunction (HJT) and tunnel oxide passivated contact …

Automated defect detection and localization in photovoltaic cells using semantic segmentation of electroluminescence images

J Fioresi, DJ Colvin, R Frota, R Gupta… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose a deep learning based semantic segmentation model that
identifies and segments defects in electroluminescence (EL) images of silicon photovoltaic …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture induced degradation in field-aged multicrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules

OK Segbefia, N Akhtar, TO Sætre - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Moisture ingress is one of the key fault mechanisms responsible for photovoltaic (PV)
devices degradation. Understanding moisture induced degradation (MID) mechanisms in …

Impact of acetic acid exposure on metal contact degradation of different crystalline silicon solar cell technologies

N Iqbal, M Li, TS Sakthivel, K Mikeska, M Lu… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Degradation due to acetic acid in photovoltaic (PV) modules has been a commonly
observed phenomenon for both damp-heat exposure and outdoor operations. Acetic acid is …

Accelerated aging tests vs field performance of PV modules

KA Weiß, E Klimm, I Kaaya - Progress in Energy, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The solar conversion market with photovoltaic (PV) systems has experienced and is
experiencing an enormous growth worldwide and—according to the agreed goals of many …

[HTML][HTML] Four failure modes in silicon heterojunction glass-backsheet modules

C Sen, H Wang, X Wu, MU Khan, C Chan… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon heterojunction technology (HJT) is expected to gain a significant market share in the
near future. For HJT to deliver a low levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), it needs to have a …

Corrosion effects in bifacial crystalline silicon PV modules; interactions between metallization and encapsulation

PM Sommeling, J Liu, JM Kroon - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
This study addresses the influence of different encapsulation materials on performance
losses in bifacial PV modules after extended damp heat testing. The widely used ethylene …

Degradation of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules from a 10-year-old rooftop system in Florida

DJ Colvin, N Iqbal, JH Yerger, F Li… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A system of 180 monocrystalline aluminum back-surface field modules were installed in
Cocoa, Florida, for 10 years. In total, 156 modules are characterized and compared to 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative degradation analysis of accelerated-aged and field-aged crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules under Indian subtropical climatic conditions

R Meena, M Kumar, S Kumar, R Gupta - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The understanding of the degradation modes in end-of-life (EoL) photovoltaic (PV) modules
is essential to develop realistic and effective accelerated testing methods. In this paper …