In this pv magazine Webinar, we’ll explore PV modules performance and safety issues that can arise from common faults and the steps that can be taken to prevent them. Drawing on years of experience ...

Nine-year EL testing on 85,000 PV modules shows increasing presence of edge ribbon cracks A UK research team used electroluminescence imaging to inspect 167 PV installations comprising a total of 5 ...

Catastrophic-type glass breakage in PV modules. Image: Valentin, D. et al. 2022, “Failure investigation of a solar tracker due to wind-induced torsional galloping”. In recent years PV modules have ...

Ryan Mayfield led an informative discussion on the history of the NEC PV Hazard Control System rules and the latest changes to the UL 3741 standard.

“We believe our updated guidance will be instrumental in advancing the solar industry,” said Terry Jester, managing director for North America at Kiwa PI Berlin. Image: Kiwa PVEL. The Kiwa Group has ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread ...

University of New South Wales researchers found that some POE encapsulants can trigger severe corrosion in TOPCon solar ...

Mr. Sheehan, why did Mersen develop the new 2,000 VDC fuses for PV systems? JT Sheehan: We received customer requests for ...

How to Deal with Inefficient Modules?– SMM Analysis】According to SMM statistics, we estimate that approximately 15%–20% of modules in China will fail to meet standards by 2026, and these low-power ...

The advent of offshore solar power systems heightens the need to secure greater efficiency and performance for this floating ...