Wirth / Weiß / Wiesmeier Photovoltaic Modules

Technology and Reliability
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-11-038398-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 223 Seiten

Photovoltaic Modules: Technology and Reliability provides unique insights into concepts, material design strategies, manufacturing techniques, quality and service life analysis of wafer-based photovoltaic modules. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the authors focus on two main topics. Part I – Crystalline Silicone Module Technology offers photovoltaics fundamentals: solar cell properties, module design, materials and production, basic module characterization, module power as well as efficiency and module performance. Part II, on the other hand, illustrates the state-of-the-art of module reliability by characterization of modules and degradation effects, examination of PV-Module loads, accelerated aging tests as well as reliability testing of materials and modules. A separate chapter is dedicated to PV module and component certification.

Zielgruppe

Materials Scientists, Engineers, Physicists, Chemists, Environmen

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wirth, Harry

Weiß, Karl-Anders

Wiesmeier, Cornelia

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Energietechnik | Elektrotechnik Solarenergie, Photovoltaik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From the Contents: - Fundamentals
- History of PV modules
- Buildup and specifications
- Solar cells properties
- Types of solar cells
- Properties
- Electrical properties

- Mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties
- Interconnection
- Materials (ribbons/wires, JB)
- Processes
- Industrial Tools
- Encapsulation
- Materials (glass, encapsulants, backsheets)
- Processes
- Industrial Tools
- Module characterisation and QA
- Flasher measurement
- Peel, Gel content
- Module efficiency
- Electrical models
- Optical models
- Cell-to-Module efficiency
- Module yield
- Yield models
- Module performance ratio
- Reliability

- Module and component testing
- Climatic loads in module operation
- Module failures in the field
- Accelerated testing
- Module and component certification
- IEC 61215, 61730

Über Autor(innen)

Harry Wirth,Karl-Anders Weiß and Cornelia Wiesmeier, Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg, Germany.