DEGRADATION TESTS AND CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURES OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES EXPOSED TO OUTDOOR CONDITIONS

Alessio Carullo, Alberto Vallan, Alessandro Ciocia, Filippo Spertino
Abstract:
This paper deals with the definition of test procedures specifically conceived to highlight the degradation of PhotoVoltaic (PV) modules and identify the mechanisms that are mainly responsible for this degradation. Several environmental and mechanical test cycles are applied to each set of PV modules under test and suitable characterization procedures are performed at the end of each test cycle, thus providing information related to the degradation rate. The applied stimuli are designed according to the measurements available for outdoor exposed PV plants and the laboratory results will be compared to the degradation estimated for these plants.
Keywords:
photovoltaic power systems, degradation, electric variables measurement, uncertainty, data acquisition
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Event details
Event name:
XXI IMEKO World Congress
Title:

Measurement in Research and Industry

Place:
Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Time:
30 August 2015 - 04 September 2015