An Arrhenius approach to estimating organic photovoltaic module weathering acceleration factors

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1889-1895

  Haillant, Olivier ^a   Dumbleton, David ^b   Zielnik, Allen ^b  

^a Atlas Material Testing Technology GmbH   (Germany)

^b Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated; Arrhenius; Durability; OPV; Organic solar cells; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED; ACCELERATION FACTORS; ARRHENIUS; ARRHENIUS EQUATION; ARTIFICIAL WEATHERING; DEGRADATION PROCESS; EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; OPV; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOTHERMALLY; PV MODULES; STRESS FACTORS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMALLY ACTIVATED DEGRADATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CLIMATE MODELS; DURABILITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOLAR CELLS;

WEATHERING;

EID: 79953687451     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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