[HTML][HTML] Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules

M Aghaei, A Fairbrother, A Gok, S Ahmad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The degradation of photovoltaic (PV) systems is one of the key factors to address in order to
reduce the cost of the electricity produced by increasing the operational lifetime of PV …

A comprehensive Review on interfacial delamination in photovoltaic modules

R Meena, A Pareek, R Gupta - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Delamination at various interfaces in a PV module is a prevalent degradation mode that
impacts long-term performance and reliability. To prevent or mitigate delamination …

Large-scale planar and spherical light-emitting diodes based on arrays of perovskite quantum wires

D Zhang, Q Zhang, B Ren, Y Zhu, M Abdellah, Y Fu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Halide perovskites are enticing candidates for highly efficient planar light-emitting diodes
(LEDs) with commercial potential in displays and lighting. However, it remains a challenge …

UV‐induced degradation of high‐efficiency silicon PV modules with different cell architectures

A Sinha, J Qian, SL Moffitt, K Hurst… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Degradation from ultraviolet (UV) radiation has become prevalent in the front of solar cells
due to the introduction of UV‐transmitting encapsulants in photovoltaic (PV) module …

Glass/glass photovoltaic module reliability and degradation: a review

A Sinha, DB Sulas-Kern, M Owen-Bellini… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Glass/glass (G/G) photovoltaic (PV) module construction is quickly rising in
popularity due to increased demand for bifacial PV modules, with additional applications for …

Aging phenomena of backsheet materials of photovoltaic systems for future zero-carbon energy and the improvement pathway

JW Zhang, W Deng, Z Ye, S Diaham, C Putson… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The insulation degradation in polymeric backsheets has been identified as a main cause of
catastrophic accidents induced by short circuit or ground faults in photovoltaic module. To …

Advancing reliability assessments of photovoltaic modules and materials using combined‐accelerated stress testing

M Owen‐Bellini, P Hacke, DC Miller… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Previously undiscovered failure modes in photovoltaic (PV) modules continue to emerge in
field installations despite passing protocols for design qualification and quality assurance …

Impact of environmental variables on the degradation of photovoltaic components and perspectives for the reliability assessment methodology

Y Lyu, A Fairbrother, M Gong, JH Kim, X Gu, M Kempe… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Backsheet cracking has been a major issue observed in the field; however, standardized
qualification tests, such as IEC61215, are inadequate to reliably identify such failures of PV …

A study of degradation mechanisms in PVDF-based photovoltaic backsheets

S Uličná, M Owen-Bellini, SL Moffitt, A Sinha, J Tracy… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Commercial backsheets based on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) can experience premature
field failures in the form of outer layer cracking. This work seeks to provide a better …

Field retrieved photovoltaic backsheet survey from diverse climate zones: Analysis of degradation patterns and phenomena

RJ Wieser, Y Wang, A Fairbrother, S Napoli… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of climate stressors on photovoltaic (PV) backsheet degradation
in real-use conditions is critical to improve the accelerated testing exposures, extend the …