Quantitative assessment of the power loss of silicon PV modules by IR thermography and its dependence on data-filtering criteria

Teubner J, Buerhop C, Pickel T, Hauch J, Camus C, Brabec C (2019)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Progress in Photovoltaics Wiley-Blackwell

Book Volume: 27

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1002/pip.3175

Abstract

Reliability and quality control of photovoltaic (PV) plants increases in importance as the relevance of PV for the worldwide renewable energy production grows. In this study, a new method is presented which allows for a quantitative assessment of silicon PV module performance solely by relying on the cell temperatures measured via thermography (IR). A module temperature and power key figure are formulated and found to correlate very well with a linear relationship. The dependence of the deduced correlation's precision on measurement conditions is calculated and discussed. It facilitates decision-making because optimal measurement conditions usually occur only very rarely, such that a compromise between data quality and measurement frequency has to be found. The power loss correlation presented in this paper may be used as part of a maintenance routine in order to ensure the best possible long-term performance of the PV plant over its lifetime. The practical application in the field is outlined and explained.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jens Hauch Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Christian Camus Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)

Involved external institutions

Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Teubner, J., Buerhop, C., Pickel, T., Hauch, J., Camus, C., & Brabec, C. (2019). Quantitative assessment of the power loss of silicon PV modules by IR thermography and its dependence on data-filtering criteria. Progress in Photovoltaics, 27(10). https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pip.3175

MLA:

Teubner, Janine, et al. "Quantitative assessment of the power loss of silicon PV modules by IR thermography and its dependence on data-filtering criteria." Progress in Photovoltaics 27.10 (2019).

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