Glass/glass photovoltaic module reliability and degradation: a review

A Sinha, DB Sulas-Kern, M Owen-Bellini… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Glass/glass (G/G) photovoltaic (PV) module construction is quickly rising in
popularity due to increased demand for bifacial PV modules, with additional applications for …

Photovoltaics module reliability for the terawatt age

DC Jordan, N Haegel, TM Barnes - Progress in Energy, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Photovoltaics (PV), or solar electricity generation, has become the cheapest form of energy
in many locations worldwide and, combined with energy storage, has the potential to satisfy …

Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells …

J Kettle, M Aghaei, S Ahmad… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive understanding of failure modes of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is key
to extending their operational lifetime in the field. In this review, first, specific failure modes …

Long‐term performance and reliability of silicon heterojunction solar modules

O Arriaga Arruti, A Virtuani… - Progress in Photovoltaics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The high‐efficiency silicon heterojunction (SHJ) technology is now perceived mature
enough to enter the Giga‐Watt manufacturing scale with several players around the globe …

High-quality VO2 films synthesized on polymer substrates using room-temperature pulsed laser deposition and annealing

W Xiang, B Le Drogoff, D Koch, J Margot… - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
With the growing trend towards portable and adaptable devices in various fields, the
demand for flexible electronics and coatings utilizing phase transition materials like VO 2 as …

A comparison of emerging nonfluoropolymer-based coextruded PV backsheets to industry-benchmark technologies

M Thuis, NM Al Hasan, RL Arnold… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the photovoltaic (PV) industry is rapidly expanding around the world, there has been an
increasing interest in extending the lifespan of PV modules. Concern has also emerged …

Predicting the lifetime of HJT modules towards the outdoor real-world environment

J Ren, W Zhao, J Shi, Z Yan, S Chen, Y Luo… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The high-performance silicon solar cells can be manufactured with the unique
amorphous/crystalline heterojunction (HJT) structure. In the field applications of the …

Doped tungsten oxide microstructures for enhancing ultraviolet sensing based on ZnO/glass transparent acoustic wave technology

HL Ong, Y Guo, K Thummavichai, J Zhou… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal element (Nb, Er, and Gd) doped WO x powders were prepared via a one-step
solvothermal method to enhance photocatalytic property of WO x, and they were used to …

Accelerated reliability tests of n+ and p+ poly-Si passivated contacts

S Theingi, W Nemeth, K Chen, M Page… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report on the stability of encapsulated, low-pressure chemical vapor-deposited
phosphorus (n+ poly-Si) doped and boron (p+ poly-Si) doped poly-Si/SiO x passivated …

Assessing UV-induced degradation in bifacial modules of different cell technologies

A Sinha, K Hurst, S Uličná, LT Schelhas… - 2021 IEEE 48th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bifacial technology enables solar cells to offer higher power output and lower levelized cost
of energy compared to their monofacial counterparts. Here, we examined the adverse effects …