Spatial and orientational distribution of cracks in crystalline photovoltaic modules generated by mechanical load tests

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3054-3059

  Kajari Schröder, Sarah ^a   Kunze, Iris ^a   Eitner, Ulrich ^a   Köntges, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracked solar cell; Mechanical load test; PV module; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING TEST; CRACK ORIENTATIONS; CRACKED SOLAR CELL; CRYSTALLINE SILICON PV MODULES; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DAMAGED CELLS; HIGH POTENTIAL; MECHANICAL LOAD TEST; MECHANICAL LOADS; ORIENTATIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POWER DEGRADATION; POWER OUT PUT; PV MODULES; STATISTICAL DATAS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; TESTING;

CRACKS;

EID: 80051545811     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.06.032     Document Type: Article

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