Crack initiation and growth in PV module interconnection
- Submitting institution
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University of Wolverhampton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1660
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.036
- Title of journal
- Solar Energy
- Article number
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- First page
- 499
- Volume
- 206
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0038-092X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0038092X20306484-mmc1.xml
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Solar PV module manufacturers provide performance warranty for 90% of original power output after 10 years and 80% of original output after 25 years; and an equipment warranty for a minimum of 10–12 years operation before failure. This is the first report on the impact of PV Module interconnection configurations on crack initiation temperatures and crack growth rates based on knowledge of initial state (existing damage). The results have been used to develop a novel XFEM tool for PV module designers and manufacturers, which provides fundamental understanding of how micro-cracks are initiated and propagate, at the IMC layer edge.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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