Results of 3 years' PV module weathering in various open-air climates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7773, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bogdanski, N ^a   Herrmann, W ^a   Reil, F ^a   Kohl M ^b   Weiss, K A ^b   Heck, M ^b  

^a T V Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Module degradation; Outdoor weathering

Indexed keywords

ARID CONDITIONS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; GERMANY; HIGH MOUNTAINS; INDONESIA; MODERATE CLIMATE; MODULE DEGRADATION; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; PV MODULES; TEST LOCATION; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

CLIMATOLOGY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; WEATHERING;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 77957829696     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.859807     Document Type: Conference Paper

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