An Effective Method On Evaluating Photovoltaic Module Snail Trail. (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gu, Xiaoqing; Liu, Zhenyang; Qiu, Yanhua; Cao, Chunlei; Lim, Moon Taek
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 150(2018)
• Page Start: 58
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Snail trail -- snail trails -- PV module defects -- module reliability test; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2018.09.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: Although in recent years photovoltaic module snail trails have been extensively studied, when it comes to development of photovoltaic modules, it remains difficult to find the suitable method to evaluate what materials cause snail trails. The key is how to make the sample suitable for test so that it can generate snail trials. This paper intends to solve this problem and determine suitable test conditions to accelerate the occurrence of snail trails. An experimental comparison is also made to evaluate different test samples made with different combinations of materials.