Degradation in weathered crystalline-silicon PV modules apparently caused by UV radiation

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn C, Issue , 2003, Pages 2911-2915

  Osterwald, C R ^a   Benner, J P ^a   Pruett, J ^a   Anderberg, A ^a   Rummel, S ^a   Ottoson, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE DOSES; LINEAR CORRELATION; METASTABILITY; SOLAR WEATHERING;

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 6344255254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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