Evaluation of temperature and humidity on PV module component degradation

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 120-125

  Kempe, Michael D ^a   Wohlgemuth, John H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated stress test; Back sheet; Damp heat; Encapsulation; Humidity; Modeling; Moisture absorption; Polyethylene terepthalate (PET); Polymer; Temperature; Water permeation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE MODELS; DEGRADATION; ENCAPSULATION; MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

ACCELERATED STRESS; BACK-SHEET; DAMP HEAT; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; WATER PERMEATION;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 84896458534     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744112     Document Type: Conference Paper

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