Pre-deployment evaluation of amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules

被引:2
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作者
Radue, C. [1 ]
van Dyk, E. E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ, Dept Phys, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
关键词
photovoltaic modules; amorphous silicon; current-voltage characteristics;
D O I
10.1016/j.solmat.2006.07.007
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
In this study, the indoor evaluation of amorphous silicon modules was conducted using extended visual inspection and various electrical characterisation tools. The visual inspection, which included low-magnification optical microscopy, revealed several defects resulting from physical damage and bad scribing. These defects, as well as poor material quality, are likely contributors to the degradation in performance observed during the measurement of current-voltage characteristics under standard conditions, as well as at different temperature and irradiance levels. The observed degradation is carefully analysed in this paper. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:129 / 136
页数:8
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