Drivers for the cracking of multilayer polyamide‐based backsheets in field photovoltaic modules: In‐depth degradation mapping analysis

Impact of environmental variables on the degradation of photovoltaic components and perspectives for the reliability assessment methodology

(2020) Yadong Lyu et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Cross-infection in thermo-oxidation of polymers

(2019) Xuan Liu et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Comparison of breakdown-voltage of contemporary and veteran photovoltaic backsheets

(2019) David C. Miller et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Thermomechanical stress in solar cells: Contact pad modeling and reliability analysis

(2019) L.C. Rendler et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Modeling Outdoor Service Lifetime Prediction of PV Modules: Effects of Combined Climatic Stressors on PV Module Power Degradation

(2019) Ismail Kaaya et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Use of indentation to study the degradation of photovoltaic backsheets

(2019) David C. Miller et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Error analysis of aged modules with cracked polyamide backsheets

(2019) Gabriele C. Eder et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

A non-destructive method for crack quantification in photovoltaic backsheets under accelerated and real-world exposures

(2018) Addison G. Klinke et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Differential degradation patterns of photovoltaic backsheets at the array level

(2018) Andrew Fairbrother et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Categorization of weathering stresses for photovoltaic modules

(2018) Michael Koehl et al.   Energy Science & Engineering

A novel test method for quantifying cracking propensity of photovoltaic backsheets after ultraviolet exposure

(2018) Chiao-Chi Lin et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Relation between degradation of polymeric components in crystalline silicon PV module and climatic conditions: A literature review

(2018) A. Omazic et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Kinetics of degradation-induced polymer luminescence: Polyamide under dry heat exposure

(2017) Ronald Steffen et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Comparison of different microclimate effects on the aging behavior of encapsulation materials used in photovoltaic modules

(2017) Bettina Ottersböck et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Acetic acid permeation through photovoltaic backsheets: Influence of the composition on the permeation rate

(2017) Gernot Oreski et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Study on snail trail formation in PV module through modeling and accelerated aging tests

(2017) Jing Fan et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Investigation of polyamide 11 embrittlement during oxidative degradation

(2016) Octavie Okamba-Diogo et al.   POLYMER

Influence of temperature and stabilization on oxygen diffusion limited oxidation profiles of polyamide 6

(2016) Pieter Gijsman et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Correlation of spatially resolved photoluminescence and viscoelastic mechanical properties of encapsulating EVA in differently aged PV modules

(2016) Jan C. Schlothauer et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Evaluation of damp-heat testing of photovoltaic modules

(2016) Michael Koehl et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Depth profiling of degradation of multilayer photovoltaic backsheets after accelerated laboratory weathering: Cross-sectional Raman imaging

(2016) Chiao-Chi Lin et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Enhancing Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells to Moisture by the Facile Hydrophobic Passivation

(2015) Insung Hwang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Correlation of the loss in photovoltaic module performance with the ageing behaviour of the backsheets used

(2015) Yuliya Voronko et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Polyamide hydrolysis accelerated by small weak organic acids

(2014) Samuel Hocker et al.   POLYMER

Advanced non-invasive fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging for mapping photo-oxidative degradation in acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene: A study of model samples and of an object from the 1960s

(2014) D. Comelli et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

The effect of moisture on the degradation mechanism of multi-crystalline silicon photovoltaic module

(2013) T.H. Kim et al.   MICROELECTRONICS RELIABILITY

Evaluation of moisture ingress from the perimeter of photovoltaic modules

(2013) Michael D. Kempe et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Degradation Mechanism of Benzodithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers when Exposed to Light in Air

(2012) Salima Alem et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A new kinetic model for predicting polyamide 6-6 hydrolysis and its mechanical embrittlement

(2012) C. El-Mazry et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Durability of polymeric encapsulation materials for concentrating photovoltaic systems

(2012) David C. Miller et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Gradient of nanomechanical properties in the interphase of cellulose nanocrystal composites

(2011) Anahita Pakzad et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The use of the PeakForceTMquantitative nanomechanical mapping AFM-based method for high-resolution Young's modulus measurement of polymers

(2011) T J Young et al.   MEASUREMENT SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Life prediction for CIGS solar modules part 1: modeling moisture ingress and degradation

(2011) Dennis J. Coyle   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Photooxidative behaviour of polyethylene/polyamide-6 blends

(2010) Sandrine Therias et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Modulus and Chemical Mapping of Multilayer Coatings

(2009) Aaron M. Forster et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ageing of polyamide 11 used in the manufacture of flexible piping

(2009) Wanderson Romão et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE