Systematic investigation of cracks in encapsulated solar cells after mechanical loading

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-89

  Sander, Martin ^a   Dietrich, Sascha ^a   Pander, Matthias ^a   Ebert, Matthias ^a   Bagdahn, Jörg ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER CENTER FOR SILICON PHOTOVOLTAICS CSP   (Germany)

^b ANHALT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracks; Electroluminescence; Mechanical loading; Thermal loading

Indexed keywords

CELL TYPES; CRACK ORIENTATIONS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FRACTURE STRESS; FULL SCALE; LOAD DIRECTION; LOAD MAGNITUDE; MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MODULE DESIGN; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PROBABILITY OF FAILURE; PV MODULES; QUALITY ASSURANCE TESTS; SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATIONS; TEST SETUPS; THERMAL LOADINGS;

BUSBARS; CRACKS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOLAR CELLS; STRESSES; THERMAL LOAD;

LOADING;

EID: 84872811572     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.12.031     Document Type: Review

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