TY - GEN
T1 - Defect and safety inspection of 6 PV technologies from 56,000 modules representing 257,000 modules in 4 climatic regions of the United States
AU - Tatapudi, Sai
AU - Libby, Cara
AU - Raupp, Christopher
AU - Srinivasan, Devarajan
AU - Kuitche, Joseph
AU - Bicer, Bulent
AU - Tamizhmani, Govindasamy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/11/18
Y1 - 2016/11/18
N2 - Defect and safety inspections were performed on about 56,000 photovoltaic (PV) modules representing 257,000 modules of multiple technologies (mono-Si, poly-Si, a-Si, CdTe and CIGS) aged between 1.3 and 26 years, and operating in four climatic regions (hot-dry, temperate, cold-dry and hot-humid) of the United States. The number (or percentage) and types of defects and safety failures primarily depend on technology, design, installation, climate and age. The results presented in this paper will provide insights into the dominant types of defects and safety failures which are commonly found in multiple climates and that are specific to each climate.
AB - Defect and safety inspections were performed on about 56,000 photovoltaic (PV) modules representing 257,000 modules of multiple technologies (mono-Si, poly-Si, a-Si, CdTe and CIGS) aged between 1.3 and 26 years, and operating in four climatic regions (hot-dry, temperate, cold-dry and hot-humid) of the United States. The number (or percentage) and types of defects and safety failures primarily depend on technology, design, installation, climate and age. The results presented in this paper will provide insights into the dominant types of defects and safety failures which are commonly found in multiple climates and that are specific to each climate.
KW - CIGS
KW - CdTe
KW - Visual inspection
KW - amorphous silicon
KW - crystalline silicon
KW - performance defects
KW - safety failures
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U2 - 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749923
DO - 10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749923
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85003587480
T3 - Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
SP - 1747
EP - 1751
BT - 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Y2 - 5 June 2016 through 10 June 2016
ER -