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Title: Thermal Reliability Study of Bypass Diodes in Photovoltaic Modules (Poster)

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1079736

This paper presents the result of high-temperature durability and thermal cycling testing and analysis for the selected diodes to study the detail of the thermal design and relative long-term reliability of the bypass diodes used to limit the detrimental effects of module hot-spot susceptibility.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1079736
Report Number(s):
NREL/PO-5200-58225
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the 2013 Photovoltaic Module Reliability Workshop, 26-27 February 2013, Golden, Colorado; Related Information: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English