History of accelerated and qualification testing of terrestrial photovoltaic modules: A literature review
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- 7 October 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Progress In Photovoltaics
- Vol. 17 (1) , 11-33
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.861
Abstract
We review published literature from 1975 to the present for accelerated stress testing of flat‐plate terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. An important facet of this subject is the standard module test sequences that have been adopted by national and international standards organizations, especially those of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The intent and history of these qualification tests, provided in this review, shows that standard module qualification test results cannot be used to obtain or infer a product lifetime. Closely related subjects also discussed include: other limitations of qualification testing, definitions of module lifetime, module product certification, and accelerated life testing. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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