Comparative study of 28 and 18 years field aged Siemens-Arco M55 modules in temperate and hot-dry climates

Matthew Chicca; John Wohlgemuth; Govindasamy Tamizhmani

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749911

Comparative study of 28 and 18 years field aged Siemens-Arco M55 modules in temperate and hot-dry climates

Matthew Chicca, John Wohlgemuth, Govindasamy Tamizhmani

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Abstract

The primary objective of this research work is two-fold: (i) determine the degradation rates of Siemens-Arco M55 modules exposed over 18 and 28 years in a hot-dry climate of Arizona and a temperate climate of California, and; (ii) identify the potential modes responsible for these degradation losses. The degradation rates were determined based on the I-V data obtained on exposed modules and on the corresponding control modules which were not exposed in the fields. The degradation modes responsible for these degradations were determined using several nondestructive tests and destructive tests performed on these control and exposed modules. The nondestructive tests included: current-voltage, visual inspection, cell-module quantum efficiency, and module level reflectance spectroscopy. The destructive tests included: transmittance spectroscopy of glass superstrates, and FTIR, DSC and TGA of encapsulant materials.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1686-1691
Number of pages	6
Volume	2016-November
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509027248
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749911
State	Published - Nov 18 2016
Event	43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States Duration: Jun 5 2016 → Jun 10 2016

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Other	43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland
Period	6/5/16 → 6/10/16

Keywords

browning
degradation
destructive
non-destructive
QE
reflectance
Reliability
series resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Chicca, M., Wohlgemuth, J., & Tamizhmani, G. (2016). Comparative study of 28 and 18 years field aged Siemens-Arco M55 modules in temperate and hot-dry climates. In 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 (Vol. 2016-November, pp. 1686-1691). Article 7749911 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749911

Comparative study of 28 and 18 years field aged Siemens-Arco M55 modules in temperate and hot-dry climates. / Chicca, Matthew; Wohlgemuth, John; Tamizhmani, Govindasamy.
2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016. Vol. 2016-November Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 1686-1691 7749911.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Chicca, M, Wohlgemuth, J & Tamizhmani, G 2016, Comparative study of 28 and 18 years field aged Siemens-Arco M55 modules in temperate and hot-dry climates. in 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016. vol. 2016-November, 7749911, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1686-1691, 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016, Portland, United States, 6/5/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749911

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