Time dependent degradation of photovoltaic modules by ultraviolet light

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 24, 2008, Pages

  Zimmermann, Claus G ^a  

^a AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; MULTITASKING; PHOTODEGRADATION; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SILICONES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SULFATE MINERALS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS (AIP); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HIGH EFFICIENCY; LOGARITHMIC TIME; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; PERFORMANCE IMPACTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE (PVM); SHORT CIRCUIT (SC); SOLAR MODULES; TIME-DEPENDENT; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) LIGHT;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 45749145136     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2947589     Document Type: Article

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