Effect of operating temperature on degradation of solder joints in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules for improved reliability in hot climates
- Submitting institution
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University of Wolverhampton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 597
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.solener.2018.06.007
- Title of journal
- Solar Energy
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- First page
- 682
- Volume
- 170
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0038-092X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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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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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper was the first to deal with thermo-mechanical degradation of c-Si PV solder interconnections in high temperature climates. Solder interconnection is responsible for over 40% of Solar PV module failures; and this paper is significant because it establishes the relationship between operating temperature and thermomechanical degradation of PV solder joints. The findings show the degradation of the solder interconnections in different operating ambient temperatures and advise on its operational reliability for improved thermo-mechanical design for hot climatic operations. Ogbomo was funded under the Schlumberger Foundation Faculty of the Future. Immediate beneficiaries include PV module designers and manufacturers.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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