Photovoltaic module reliability model based on field degradation studies

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 419-433

  Vázquez, Manuel ^a,b   Rey Stolle, Ignacio ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; MTTF; Photovoltaic module; Reliability; Warranty

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ANALYTICAL FUNCTIONS; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; DEGRADATION STUDY; MTTF; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; RELIABILITY ENGINEERING; WARRANTY;

RELIABILITY;

EID: 49149094645     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.825     Document Type: Article

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