Effects of UV radiation on natural and synthetic materials
AL Andrady, AM Heikkilä, KK Pandey… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
The deleterious effects of solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation on construction materials,
especially wood and plastics, and the consequent impacts on their useful lifetimes, are well …
especially wood and plastics, and the consequent impacts on their useful lifetimes, are well …
Motivation, benefits, and challenges for new photovoltaic material & module developments
In the last decade and longer, photovoltaic module manufacturers have experienced a
rapidly growing market along with a dramatic decrease in module prices. Such cost …
rapidly growing market along with a dramatic decrease in module prices. Such cost …
Field retrieved photovoltaic backsheet survey from diverse climate zones: Analysis of degradation patterns and phenomena
RJ Wieser, Y Wang, A Fairbrother, S Napoli… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the impact of climate stressors on photovoltaic (PV) backsheet degradation
in real-use conditions is critical to improve the accelerated testing exposures, extend the …
in real-use conditions is critical to improve the accelerated testing exposures, extend the …
Designing new materials for photovoltaics: opportunities for lowering cost and increasing performance through advanced material innovations
Within the framework of IEA PVPS, Task 13 aims to provide support to market actors working
to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems …
to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems …
Climatic rating of photovoltaic modules: Different technologies for various operating conditions
JB Castro, M Schweiger, D Moser, T Tanahashi… - 2020 - bia.unibz.it
Within the framework of IEA PVPS, Task 13 aims to provide support to market actors working
to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems …
to improve the operation, the reliability and the quality of PV components and systems …
Effect of Encapsulant Degradation on Photovoltaic Modules Performances Installed in Different Climates
C Barretta, AE Macher, M Köntges… - IEEE Journal of …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A damage analysis was conducted on photovoltaic modules with identical bill of materials
exposed to different climates: Cfb moderate and Af tropical, according to the Köppen-Geiger …
exposed to different climates: Cfb moderate and Af tropical, according to the Köppen-Geiger …
Spatio-temporal modeling of field surveyed backsheet degradation
RJ Wieser, K Rath, SL Moffitt, R Zabalza… - 2021 IEEE 48th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assessing photovoltaic module backsheet durability is critical to increasing module lifetime.
Lab based accelerating testing has recently failed to predict large scale failures of widely …
Lab based accelerating testing has recently failed to predict large scale failures of widely …
Spatiotemporal Modeling of Real World Backsheets Field Survey Data: Hierarchical (Multilevel) Generalized Additive Models
RJ Wieser, ZZ Li, SL Moffitt, R Zabalza… - 2022 IEEE 49th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Assessing photovoltaic module backsheet durability is critical to increasing module lifetime.
Laboratory-based accelerating testing has recently failed to predict large scale failures of …
Laboratory-based accelerating testing has recently failed to predict large scale failures of …
Characterization of real-world and accelerated exposed PV module backsheet degradation
R Wieser, Y Wang, A Fairbrother… - 2019 IEEE 46th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Backsheet degradation is key to maintaining the lifetime of photovoltaic (PV) modules.
Cracking, delamination, bubbling, and discoloration are main types of degradation. PV …
Cracking, delamination, bubbling, and discoloration are main types of degradation. PV …
Rear-Side Irradiance Simulation of Field PV Modules
Assessing the durability of photovoltaic (PV) module backsheet is critical to increasing
module lifetime. Historically, laboratory-based accelerated testing has insufficient in pre …
module lifetime. Historically, laboratory-based accelerated testing has insufficient in pre …