A review of models for photovoltaic crack and hotspot prediction

G Goudelis, PI Lazaridis, M Dhimish - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The accurate prediction of the performance output of photovoltaic (PV) installations is
becoming ever more prominent. Its success can provide a considerable economic benefit …

Photoluminescence for defect detection on full-sized photovoltaic modules

B Doll, J Hepp, M Hoffmann, R Schüler… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cost-effective, fast, and nondestructive on-site characterization of photovoltaic plants is
required to determine countermeasures against power loss, defects, or safety problems …

[PDF][PDF] 光伏阵列故障诊断技术综述

王小宇, 刘波, 孙凯, 赵健, 陈雷 - 电工技术学报, 2024 - dgjsxb.ces-transaction.com
摘要首先, 该文梳理光伏阵列中不同类型的故障, 将其分为组件故障和组件间故障两类,
并阐述这些故障类型的特点和成因. 其次, 基于光伏组件内的单二极管等效电路模型 …

Development of novel solar cell micro crack detection technique

M Dhimish, P Mather - IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the development of a solar cell inspection manufacturing execution
system (MES). The main objective of the MES is to detect micro cracks in the manufacturing …

Imaging spatial variations of optical bandgaps in perovskite solar cells

B Chen, J Peng, H Shen, T Duong… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A fast, nondestructive, camera‐based method to capture optical bandgap images of
perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with micrometer‐scale spatial resolution is developed. This …

Novel photovoltaic micro crack detection technique

M Dhimish, V Holmes, P Mather - IEEE Transactions on Device …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel detection technique for inspecting solar cells' micro cracks.
Initially, the solar cell is captured using the electroluminescence (EL) method, then …

Determination of transport properties in optoelectronic devices by time-resolved fluorescence imaging

A Bercegol, G El-Hajje, D Ory, L Lombez - Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we introduce time-resolved fluorescence imaging as an optical
characterization method for optoelectronic devices. Under wide-field illumination, it allows …

Comparison of photovoltaic module luminescence imaging techniques: Assessing the influence of lateral currents in high-efficiency device structures

DB Sulas, S Johnston, DC Jordan - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigate the implications of using partial or patterned illumination for luminescence
imaging of photovoltaic modules. Partial illumination induces local photovoltage variations …

Ultrafast high-resolution solar cell cracks detection process

M Dhimish, P Mather - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the advancement of an ultrafast high-resolution cracks detection in
solar cells manufacturing system. The aim of the developed process is to: first, improve the …

Luminescence analysis of PV-module soiling in Germany

B Doll, K Forberich, J Hepp, S Langner… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Energy losses of photovoltaic (PV) plants because of soiling are a problem in all regions,
including Germany. Soft soiling, caused by a uniform dust film, is shading a PV module and …