Long-Term Durability of Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Chibuisi Okorieimoh; Brian Norton; Michael Conlon

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-44381-8_24

Long-Term Durability of Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Chibuisi Okorieimoh, Brian Norton, Michael Conlon

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Abstract

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

Original language	English (Ireland)
Title of host publication	Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design. Springer, Cham.
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	317-325
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-44381-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-44380-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44381-8_24
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2020

Keywords

Durability
Solar
Photovoltaic
Ultraviolet radiation

UN SDGs

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