Dhimish, Mahmoud and Badran, Ghadeer (2023) Field Study of Photovoltaic Systems with Anti-Potential-Induced-Degradation Mechanism: UVF, EL, and Performance Ratio Investigations. Photonics. 225. ISSN 2304-6732
Abstract
The potential-induced degradation (PID) of photovoltaic (PV) modules is one of the most extreme types of degradation in PV modules, where PID-affected modules can result in an almost 25% power reduction. Understanding how module defects impact PID is key to reducing the issue. Therefore, this work investigates the impact of an anti-PID inverter on PV modules throughout three years of field operating conditions. We used electroluminescence (EL), ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF), and thermography imaging to explore the varieties of an anti-PID inverter connected to a PV string. It was discovered that a PV string with an anti-PID inverter could improve the output power of the modules by 5.8%. In addition, the performance ratio (PR) was equal to 91.2% and 87.8%, respectively, for PV strings with and without an anti-PID inverter.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 by the authors. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2023 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2024 11:03 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10020225 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/photonics10020225 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:196560 |