Investigation of reverse current for crystalline silicon solar cells—New concept for a test standard about the reverse current

The effect of reverse current on reliability of crystalline silicon solar modules was investigated. Based on the experiments, the relation between reverse current and hot-spot protection was discussed. In avoid of the formation of hot spots, the reverse current should be smaller than 1.5 A for 125mm×125mm mono-crystalline silicon solar cells when the bias voltage is at -12V.