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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467561203321

Autore

Wirth Harry

Titolo

Photovoltaic modules : technology and reliability / / Harry Wirth, Karl-Anders Weiss, Cornelia Wiesmeier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

3-11-038398-5

3-11-034828-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations (some colour)

Disciplina

621.381542

Soggetti

Photovoltaic power systems - Equipment and supplies

Photovoltaic cells

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Symbols and units -- Part I: Crystalline Silicon Module Technology 1 Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Solar cell properties -- 3. Module design, materials, and production -- 4. Basic module characterization -- 5. Module power and efficiency -- 6. Module performance -- 7. References -- Part II: Crystalline Silicon Module Reliability -- 8. Characterization of modules and degradation effects -- 9. Loads for PV Modules -- 10. Accelerated aging tests -- 11. Reliability testing of materials -- 12. Reliability testing of modules -- 13. PV module and component certification -- 14. References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.