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Long-Term Durability of Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Authors : Chibuisi Chinasaokwu Okorieimoh, Brian Norton, Michael Conlon

Published in: Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels experience long-term performance degradation resulting in lower like-per-like efficiencies and performance ratios when compared with their initial performance. Manufacturers of solar photovoltaic modules usually guarantee the life span for more than 20 years. It is therefore necessary to track and mitigate degradation of PV modules over this period to satisfy such guarantees and beyond this period to identify maintenance and repair requirements. Degradation of solar PV modules makes them less efficient, less reliable and, ultimately, inoperative. This paper reviews relevant literature to discuss:

Causes of efficiency reductions in photovoltaic cells
Ways to achieve long-term durability of solar photovoltaic modules
How viability of solar photovoltaic modules is affected by degradation
The remedies to solar photovoltaic (PV) degradation

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Title: Long-Term Durability of Solar Photovoltaic Modules
Authors: Chibuisi Chinasaokwu Okorieimoh
Brian Norton
Michael Conlon
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-44380-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-44381-8

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44381-8_24

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