Modelling and experimental investigations of microcracks in crystalline silicon photovoltaics: A review

L Papargyri, M Theristis, B Kubicek, T Krametz… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the scientific research into photovoltaic (PV) technology has focused on the
failure modes in order to increase the PV reliability, durability and service lifetime. One of the …

Design of a submillimeter crack-detection tool for Si photovoltaic wafers using vicinal illumination and dark-field scattering

Z Liu, S Wieghold, LT Meyer, LK Cavill… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Microcracks in silicon solar cells reduce the mechanical strength of the wafer and cause
breakage during manufacturing, transportation, and field operation. Therefore, there is a …

Tri-Surface Solar Wafer Edge Chipping Inspection

TL Lim, TW Teo, MZ Abdullah - Proceedings of the International …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
A novel design to enable all three surfaces of a wafer edge (top, bottom, and side wall) to be
visible to a single camera for edge chipping detection is proposed. The design approach is …