Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules
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Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules
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Keywords
solar Modules, Solar cells, Photovoltaics, Reliability, Degradation, Wear-out, Stress, Climate, Energy payback time
Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 159, Issue -, Pages 112160
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Online
2022-02-03
DOI
10.1016/j.rser.2022.112160
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