Reliability testing of PV modules
Conference
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OSTI ID:208206
- Solarex Corp., Frederick, MD (United States)
The reliability of PV modules is critical to their acceptance in the market place. The success that PV has achieved is in large part due to the proven reliability of crystalline silicon modules. This paper will discuss the development of reliability testing of PV modules, explaining how accelerated stress tests are developed and what they can tell about the product. Those tests usually included in qualification test sequences will be reviewed in terms of the stress or failure mechanism being tested, what lifetime or reliability predictions can be made from the results and how the tests can be extended to provide additional reliability information. Several new tests, the UV and Bypass Diode Tests, will be presented. Limitations to extending qualification and reliability testing to new technology modules will also be discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 208206
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941203--; ISBN 0-7803-1459-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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