Photovoltaic (PV) panels are devices that convert sunlight into electrical energy using semiconductor materials. This process is known as the photovoltaic effect. PV panels are an
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Aug 1, 2023 · A failure of growing importance is the defect in the glass layer (s) of glass-glass PV modules. In this research, an experimental glass repair technique for glass-glass PV modules
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2.2. Glass characteristics Glass-glass PV modules generally use 2–3 mm thick glass layers, since thicker glass layers negatively impact the module's weight and costs, while trends are to reduce glass thickness to below 2 mm [ 10 ].
Unfortunately, glass-glass PV modules are, similar to regular PV modules, subject to early life failures. A failure of growing concern are defects in the glass layer (s) of PV modules. The scale of decommissioned PV modules with glass defects will increase with the development of solar PV energy [ 7 ].
However, glass defects do not directly imply that PV modules endure internal damage nor that PV modules cannot continue to operate with minimal microcracks. Thus far, glass defects have been regarded as a failure beyond repair and no noticeable attempt has been made to develop reparation methods.
The replacement of the back sheet layer with a glass panel drastically reduces the proneness to water penetration. Ingress of water (vapor) at glass-glass PV modules is negligible and restricted to the edge area only [ 18 ].
Glass defects impact the economic performance of a PV system in multiple ways. The most obvious effect is the potential (in)direct performance loss of PV modules, which results in reduced economic revenues. Secondly, PV modules that suffer from glass defects may no longer meet safety requirements, therefore these modules are replaced.
After the initial tests, the glass defect PV modules were divided into two subgroups: repaired specimen and non-repaired specimen. The repaired specimen were treated with the experimental repair technique, whereas the non-repaired specimen were left untreated as reference.
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