Review of microcrack detection techniques for silicon solar cells

M Abdelhamid, R Singh, M Omar - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microcracks at the device level in bulk solar cells are the current subject of substantial
research by the photovoltaic (PV) industry. This review paper addresses nondestructive …

Nondestructive inspection, testing and evaluation for Si-based, thin film and multi-junction solar cells: An overview

B Du, R Yang, Y He, F Wang, S Huang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the fastest growing renewable energy resources. It is extremely
important to improve the reliability and availability of solar energy systems and to further …

Early degradation of silicon PV modules and guaranty conditions

MA Munoz, MC Alonso-García, N Vela, F Chenlo - Solar energy, 2011 - Elsevier
The fast growth of PV installed capacity in Spain has led to an increase in the demand for
analysis of installed PV modules. One of the topics that manufacturers, promoters, and …

Beating resonance patterns and extreme power flux skewing in anisotropic elastic plates

DA Kiefer, S Mezil, C Prada - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Elastic waves in anisotropic media can exhibit a power flux that is not collinear with the wave
vector. This has notable consequences for waves guided in a plate. Through laser-ultrasonic …

Micro-crack detection of multicrystalline solar cells featuring an improved anisotropic diffusion filter and image segmentation technique

SA Anwar, MZ Abdullah - EURASIP Journal on Image and Video …, 2014 - Springer
This paper presents an algorithm for the detection of micro-crack defects in the
multicrystalline solar cells. This detection goal is very challenging due to the presence of …

[BOOK][B] Nonconventional machining

JP Davim - 2022 - books.google.com
The term “nonconventional machining” refers a group of processes that removes material by
various methods involving thermal, electrical, chemical and mechanical energy …

Multi-response optimization of ECDM parameters for silica (quartz) using grey relational analysis

V Rajput, SS Pundir, M Goud, NM Suri - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) has successfully demonstrated the micro-
machining of pioneering engineering materials, regardless of their properties such as glass …

[HTML][HTML] Sono-processes: Emerging systems and their applicability within the (bio-) medical field

C Siebenmorgen, A Poortinga, P van Rijn - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Sonochemistry, although established in various fields, is still an emerging field finding new
effects of ultrasound on chemical systems and are of particular interest for the biomedical …

Resonance ultrasonic vibrations for crack detection in photovoltaic silicon wafers

W Dallas, O Polupan, S Ostapenko - Measurement Science and …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The resonance ultrasonic vibrations (RUV) technique is adapted for non-destructive crack
detection in full-size silicon wafers for solar cells. The RUV methodology relies on deviation …

Experimental investigation for generation of micro-holes on silicon wafer using electrochemical discharge machining process

M Singh, S Singh, S Kumar - Silicon, 2020 - Springer
Electrochemical discharge machining (ECDM) is a versatile machining process due to its
applicability to machine different materials regardless to their properties. In this work …