SOLERAS Photovoltaic Power Systems Project. Interim report: module failure analysis

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5290476

Huraib, F S; Imamura, M S; Salim, A A; Rao, N

The results of the failure analysis performed during the past several months on the open circuit modules and the assessment of the feasibility of repairing these modules on site at the Solar Village are reported. Background information as related to the module failures and the effects of such failures on the overall PV field power output are provided. In addition, a plan to continue the monitoring of the rate of failure and analyzing the failure mechanisms is presented. Sandia National Laboratories conducted analyses of various solder joint problems related to the SOLERAS PV modules. Martin Marietta Corporation, the subcontractor for the SOLERAS PVPS project, performed an analysis of the cell interconnect solder joint failure. Their analyses are included in this report.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5290476
• Report Number(s): MRI/SOL-0101; ON: DE86001248
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
JOINTS
PERFORMANCE
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLDERED JOINTS
TESTING