This paper presents a long-term and large-scale time-to-failure reliability study to determine
the acceleration factor and field-use lifetime for dc optimizers. Forty optimizers were tested at …

This paper presents an extended, accelerated reliability evaluation of forty microinverters,
module-level power electronic (MLPE) units for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The forty …

Photovoltaic (PV) technology plays a crucial role in the transition towards a low-carbon
energy system, but the potential-induced degradation (PID) phenomenon can significantly …

With the global increase in the deployment of photovoltaic (PV) modules in recent years, the
need to explore and understand their reported failure mechanisms has become crucial …

Abstract Traditional Glass-Backsheet (GB) photovoltaic (PV) modules have been the
industry standard for a long time, but the Glass-Glass (GG) modules are quickly rising in …

In this paper, performance degradation and reliability evaluation of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic modules deployed in desert climate was investigated based on the more than 7 …

Hotspots pose a significant long-term reliability challenge in photovoltaic (PV) modules that
can have a detrimental impact on the efficiency, safety, and financial viability of a PV system …

The utilization of renewable sources of energy is of significant interest today. This is
particularly the case due to the growing interest in addressing global warming, carbon …

Sustainable energy and food production face significant challenges due to the increasing
population, land-use conflicts, and rapidly changing environmental conditions. Coupling …

This paper presents a comprehensive study on the detection, classification, and impact of
defects in photovoltaic (PV) modules, using Electroluminescence (EL) imaging as the …