A Framework for a Comparative Accelerated Testing Standard for PV Modules

Sarah Kurtz; John Wohlgemuth; Masaaki Yamamichi; Tony Sample; David Miller; David Meakin; Christos Monokroussos; Mani Tamizhmani; Michael Kempe; Dirk Jordan; Nick Bosco; Peter Hacke; Veronica Bermudez; Michio Kondo

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744114

A Framework for a Comparative Accelerated Testing Standard for PV Modules

Sarah Kurtz, John Wohlgemuth, Masaaki Yamamichi, Tony Sample, David Miller, David Meakin, Christos Monokroussos, Mani Tamizhmani, Michael Kempe, Dirk Jordan, Nick Bosco, Peter Hacke, Veronica Bermudez, Michio Kondo

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Abstract

As the photovoltaic industry has grown, the interest in comparative accelerated testing has also grown. Private test labs offer testing services that apply greater stress than the standard qualification tests as tools for differentiating products and for gaining increased confidence in long-term PV investments. While the value of a single international standard for comparative accelerated testing is widely acknowledged, the development of a consensus is difficult. This paper strives to identify a technical basis for a comparative standard.

Original language	American English
Pages	132-138
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744114 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744114
State	Published - 2013
Event	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: 16 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013

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Conference	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	16/06/13 → 21/06/13

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See NREL/CP-5200-57838 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5200-61941

Keywords

Accelerated testing
Field failures
Photovoltaic modules
Service lifetime
Wear-out mechanisms

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Kurtz, S., Wohlgemuth, J., Yamamichi, M., Sample, T., Miller, D., Meakin, D., Monokroussos, C., Tamizhmani, M., Kempe, M., Jordan, D., Bosco, N., Hacke, P., Bermudez, V., & Kondo, M. (2013). A Framework for a Comparative Accelerated Testing Standard for PV Modules. 132-138. Paper presented at 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013, Tampa, FL, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744114, https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744114

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