The sustainability of the global energy production systems involves new renewable energies
and the improvement of the existing ones. Photovoltaic industry is growing thanks to the …

Photovoltaic (PV) reliability and durability have seen increased interest in recent years.
Historically, and as a preliminarily reasonable approximation, linear degradation rates have …

Damaged modules, especially with cell cracks, can be observed quite often in photovoltaic‐
installations. Little knowledge exists about long‐term stability of precracked modules at real …

Quasi-static structural finite-element models of an aluminum-framed crystalline silicon
photovoltaic module and a glass-glass thin-film module were constructed and validated …

Solar PV systems is a new type of energy that is being developed for use in ships in recent
years. However, Solar photovoltaics are affected by many kinds of loads such as static loads …

Before a photovoltaic (PV) module is integrated into a PV system, it has to be handled and
transported. Therefore, it is imperative to test the PV module for typical load situations …

Finite element model (FEM) simulations have been performed to elucidate the effect of flat
plate photovoltaic (PV) module materials and design on PbSn eutectic solder joint thermal …

Using bolts through the back of a solar photovoltaic (PV) module frames to attach them to
racking is time consuming and awkward, so commercial PV installations use clamping …

Mechanical load tests are a commonly-performed stress test where pressure is applied to
the front and back sides of solar panels. In this paper we review the motivation for load tests …

From manufacturing to field operation, photovoltaic modules are subject to dynamic loads.
Cyclic load produces dynamic bending moments with tensile and compressive stresses …