The Impact of Cracks on Photovoltaic Power Performance

Abstract

This paper demonstrates a statistical analysis approach, which uses T-test and F-test for identifying whether the crack has significant impact on the total amount of power generated by the photovoltaic (PV) modules. Electroluminescence (EL) measurements were performed for scanning possible faults in the examined PV modules. Virtual Instrumentation (VI) LabVIEW software was applied to simulate the theoretical IV and PV curves. The approach classified only 60% of cracks that significantly impacted the total amount of power generated by PV modules.

Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Dhimish, Mahmoud (mahmoud.dhimish@york.ac.uk) Holmes, Violeta Mehrdadi, Bruce Dales, Mark
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2017 The Authors.
Dates:	Accepted: 12 May 2017 Published (online): 19 May 2017 Published: 1 June 2017
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	01 Sep 2021 13:50
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2024 00:17
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.05.005
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2017.05.005
Related URLs:	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...