Potential-induced degradation: a challenge in the commercialization of perovskite solar cells

H Raza, T Imran, Y Gao, M Azeem, M Younis… - Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Presently, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are one of the most prominent and emerging
photovoltaic (PV) technologies. However, the stability of PSCs is typically the primary …

Potential induced degradation of CIGS PV systems: A literature review

P Yilmaz, J Schmitz, M Theelen - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review paper presents an overview of studies of Potential Induced Degradation (PID) in
copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaics. It reviews the observations reported …

Potential-induced degradation in perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaic modules

L Xu, J Liu, W Luo, N Wehbe, A Seitkhan… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2022 - cell.com
Despite great progress in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells' device performance, their
susceptibility to potential-induced degradation (PID) remains unexplored. In this study, we …

Impact of different backsheets and encapsulant types on potential induced degradation (PID) of silicon PV modules

F ibne Mahmood, G TamizhMani - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) modules during field exposure are subject to many durability and reliability
issues, such as potential induced degradation (PID). The shunting type PID (PID-s) can …

Photovoltaic module failures after 10 years of operation in the tropics

W Luo, CE Clement, YS Khoo, Y Wang, AM Khaing… - Renewable energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a case study of photovoltaic (PV) module failures after over 10 years of
operation in the tropical climate of Singapore. Three types of modules (two samples from …

Online distributed measurement of dark iv curves in photovoltaic plants

JI Morales-Aragonés, MC Alonso-García… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The inspection techniques for defects in photovoltaic modules are diverse. Among them, the
inspection with measurements using current–voltage (IV) curves is one of the most …

Post‐mortem analysis of a commercial Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic module after potential induced degradation

P Yilmaz, R Aninat, GO Cruz, T Weber… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An extensive post‐mortem analysis was conducted on a commercial copper‐(indium‐
gallium)‐diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic module that degraded after exposure to the high …

Characterization of potential-induced degradation and recovery in CIGS solar cells

S Lee, S Bae, SJ Park, J Gwak, JH Yun, Y Kang, D Kim… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The potential-induced degradation (PID) mechanism in Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) thin-film
solar cells, which are alternative energy sources with a high efficiency (> 23%) and …

Highly Improved PID Stability for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Modules Due to a Filled P1 Groove

O Salomon, E Lotter, JP Becker - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Two types of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar modules, differing only in the patterning
procedures, were exposed to a high voltage (1 kV) across the thickness of the soda-lime …

Potential-induced degradation of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 can occur by shunting the front i-ZnO and by damaging the pn junction

CP Muzzillo, K Terwilliger, P Hacke, HR Moutinho… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work we test field-relevant potential-induced degradation (PID) behavior by
encapsulating laboratory Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells and applying+ 1000 V uniformly …