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Get a quoteThe degradation of photovoltaic (PV) systems is one of the key factors to address in order to reduce the cost of the electricity produced by increasing the operational lifetime of PV systems. To reduce the degradation, it is imperative to know the degradation and failure phenomena.
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The main degradation and failure modes of PV encapsulants include discolouration and delamination, such as in Fig. 5. Additionally, encapsulants are often partly responsible for degradation of other module components by facilitating or mediating degradation modes such as corrosion or potential induced degradation (PID) [25, 61, 104, 114, 115].
Reliability, as many PV module degradation modes are directly linked to packaging degradation and material interactions with it [49, 61, 104]. Module packaging degradation does not always lead to immediate performance losses, though many are suspected to have an impact on long-term performance, and therefore module lifetime.
Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems are made up of diferent components. Each component has a specific role. The type of component in the system depends on the type of system and the purpose.
Considering the relevance of photovoltaic technology in the power generation system, degradation and failure of photovoltaic modules are becoming particularly relevant. To adopt and coordinate preventive measures or actions, defects must be understood, detected and their economic impact evaluated.
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