Title
Outdoor Monitoring Of A-Si:H Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules In Hot And Humid Climate Of Florida
Keywords
a-Si:H; PV; Reliability; Thin-film
Abstract
Outdoor monitoring of glass to glass a-Si:H thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules by a US manufacturer is carried out in the hot and humid climate of Florida. The modules are monitored under fixed load conditions. Moreover, periodic current-voltage (I-V) characteristics are carried out to validate the performance of PV modules. The data was normalized at standard conditions and compared over a three year period. Two of the modules are biased to ±600 V to study the leakage current. An extensive study of this nature needs to be carried out for prolonged period to accurately predict the useful lifetime of PV modules.
Publication Date
11-21-2008
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume
7048
Number of Pages
-
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799421
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
56249093474 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/56249093474
STARS Citation
Kaul, Ashwani; Pethe, Shirish A.; and Dhere, Neelkanth G., "Outdoor Monitoring Of A-Si:H Thin Film Photovoltaic Modules In Hot And Humid Climate Of Florida" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 9709.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/9709