Title :
Degradation analysis of solar photovoltaic modules: Influence of environmental factor
Author :
Rong Pan ; Kuitche, J. ; Tamizhmani, G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput., Inf. & Decision Syst. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The degradation of solar photovoltaic module is associated with the outdoor weather condition at the product´s use location. In this paper we propose a practical method to integrate this auxiliary information into the reliability prediction. Multi-year field data of degradation measurements of PV modules installed in Mesa, Arizona, are analyzed. Temperature is found to be a significant factor that influences the PV degradation process.
Keywords :
environmental degradation; solar cells; degradation analysis; environmental factor; solar photovoltaic modules; Degradation; Environmental factors; Reliability; Temperature; Temperature measurement; Testing; Time series analysis; Life Data Analysis; Modeling; R&M Applications in Manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 2011 Proceedings - Annual
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8857-5
DOI :
10.1109/RAMS.2011.5754514
