Statistical overview of findings by IR-inspections of PV-plants
Buerhop C, Pickel T, Scheuerpflug H, Camus C, Hauch J, Brabec C (2016)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution
Publication year: 2016
Publisher: SPIE
Book Volume: 9938
Article Number: 99380L
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Event location: San Diego
ISBN: 9781510602670
DOI: 10.1117/12.2237821
Abstract
First statistical evaluation of IR-inspections of PV-plants reveals that 86% of the installed PV-plants show IR-Abnormalities. More than 120 PV-plants with more than 160,000 PV-modules were inspected and evaluated statistically. Main IR-Abnormalities or failures in modules and string installations are analyzed, respectively. The average failure rate for PV-modules is about 8% and for module strings approximately 4%. The differentiation between the installation locations reveals that small residential installation show relatively more defective modules than large field installations.-Therefore, IR-imaging is a valuable method to give fast and reliable information about the actual quality and failure rate in inspected PV-installations.
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APA:
Buerhop, C., Pickel, T., Scheuerpflug, H., Camus, C., Hauch, J., & Brabec, C. (2016). Statistical overview of findings by IR-inspections of PV-plants. In SPIE (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. San Diego, US: SPIE.
MLA:
Buerhop, Claudia, et al. "Statistical overview of findings by IR-inspections of PV-plants." Proceedings of the Reliability of Photovoltaic Cells, Modules, Components, and Systems IX, San Diego Ed. SPIE, SPIE, 2016.
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