Materials, Processes and Testing Laboratory technical progress report: July, August, September, October 1981

Technical Report · Sat Jan 30 04:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5251725· OSTI ID:5251725

Forman, S. E.; Themelis, M. P.

Test experiences with photovoltaic modules at various experimental photovoltaic test facilities are detailed. Specific details are given for module failure analyses conducted between December 1979 and July 1981. An analysis of broken interconnects is presented, as is a comparison of the insolations measured by a reference cell and a pyranometer. Modules and many components of a photovoltaic system are evaluated at a Systems Test Facility, two of which are a 25-kWp array field at the Mead Field Station of the University of Nebraska, and a 100-kWp array field at the Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. Failed modules are also analyzed from the Mount Washington Endurance Test Site in New Hampshire, the Lincoln Laboratory Rooftop Test Bed, the Florida Solar Energy Center, the Radio Station Test Site at Bryan, Ohio, and the University of Texas at Arlington. Also reported is a search for electrical anomalies in the array field at the Natural Bridges National Monument test site. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington (USA). Lincoln Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ET20279
• OSTI ID: 5251725
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20279-173; ON: DE82014360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FEDERAL REGION IV
FEDERAL REGION V
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