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View article: Relation between degradation of polymeric components in crystalline silicon PV module and climatic conditions: A literature review
Relation between degradation of polymeric components in crystalline silicon PV module and climatic conditions: A literature review Open
During their outdoor service, photovoltaic (PV) modules are exposed to different set of external stresses that can affect their efficiency and lifetime such as UV irradiation, temperature and humidity cycles, rain, snow and wind loads, hai…
View article: Scientific and economic comparison of outdoor characterisation methods for photovoltaic power plants
Scientific and economic comparison of outdoor characterisation methods for photovoltaic power plants Open
Over the last years, the development of innovative, fast and non-destructive characterisation techniques for the detection of PV-module failures and advanced analysis of yield losses in photovoltaic power plants has become a key challenge …
View article: Descriptive Statistics on the Climate Related Performance and Reliability Issues from Global PV Installations
Descriptive Statistics on the Climate Related Performance and Reliability Issues from Global PV Installations Open
The Austrian national project INFINITY focuses on design improvements for PV system components operating in different climatic regions. This topic appeared increasingly often in the past Photovoltaic conferences, being a result from global…
View article: Simulating the warping of thin coated Si wafers using Ansys layered shell elements
Simulating the warping of thin coated Si wafers using Ansys layered shell elements Open
The feasibility of simulating thin-film-on-substrates behaviour of large thin coated wafers using Ansys® “layered shells” is estimated. Layered shell elements are based on Mindlin-plates with coupled intrinsic layers. These elements can be…
View article: New Promising c-Si Solar Cell and Busbar Concepts for Industry Application
New Promising c-Si Solar Cell and Busbar Concepts for Industry Application Open
Different busbar concepts with three, four, five and six busbars (BB) on standard silicon solar cells on both full cell format (156 mm x 156 mm) and half-cell format (156 mm x 78 mm) were investigated. 40 prepared single-cell mini module s…
View article: Development, Application and Validation of a Compact, Portable Solar Cell Characterization Device Utilized for BIPV Analysis
Development, Application and Validation of a Compact, Portable Solar Cell Characterization Device Utilized for BIPV Analysis Open
During this work a portable solar cell characterization device as well as its application in a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) test system is shown. The solar cells are characterized by measuring their currentvoltage curve (I-V-cur…
View article: Contact-Free Raman Spectroscopic Measurement of Residual Stress in Silicon Solar Cells Caused by Stringing
Contact-Free Raman Spectroscopic Measurement of Residual Stress in Silicon Solar Cells Caused by Stringing Open
With the current trend in the photovoltaic industry towards thinner solar cells and four (or more) busbar modules, the cell-interconnection/stringing process is becoming more challenging. Besides the possibility of damaging solar cells dur…