A5071293570- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability
- Optical Coatings and Gratings
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Case Western Reserve University
2017-2019
Bellingham Technical College
2017
Photovoltaic (PV) module backsheets degrade at different rates because of the specific polymeric materials and local exposure environments installations. Studies real-world backsheet degradation provide valuable information to understand failure. Field surveys PV were conducted on 1310 modules in four commercial power plant sites with times. The backsheet's environment is determined by its location along rack length depth, modules' elevation above ground, ground cover albedo. Backsheets that...
Degradation of polymeric backsheets is a result accumulated synergetic effects kinds environmental stresses. In this study, degradation the optical properties 16 commercial photovoltaic module exposed in 5 different climatic zones was investigated. addition to yellowness index and gloss measurement, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy conducted on outer layer PV backsheet study chemical changes during exposure. Several simple linear regression models as function factors were developed...
Performance of a photovoltaic (PV) module is related to the micro-environment around module. The position modules in an array row have large effect on yellowing and gloss PV backsheet exposed Dfa climatic zone (Gaithersburg, MD) with polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) outer layer. <Stress/ Response< models gloss-losing as function location parameters module, including shed, row, measurement same distance center, are under development. installation height had greatest influence degradation PEN...