DocumentCode
3003869
Title
Degradation analysis of solar photovoltaic modules: Influence of environmental factor
Author
Rong Pan ; Kuitche, J. ; Tamizhmani, G.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput., Inf. & Decision Syst. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
24-27 Jan. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
The degradation of solar photovoltaic module is associated with the outdoor weather condition at the product´s use location. In this paper we propose a practical method to integrate this auxiliary information into the reliability prediction. Multi-year field data of degradation measurements of PV modules installed in Mesa, Arizona, are analyzed. Temperature is found to be a significant factor that influences the PV degradation process.
Keywords
environmental degradation; solar cells; degradation analysis; environmental factor; solar photovoltaic modules; Degradation; Environmental factors; Reliability; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Testing; Time series analysis; Life Data Analysis; Modeling; R&M Applications in Manufacturing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2011 Proceedings - Annual
Conference_Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL
ISSN
0149-144X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8857-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RAMS.2011.5754514
Filename
5754514
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