TITLE:
Discussion of a Failure Hot-Spot Endurance Testing Case for CIGS Thin-Film Photovoltaic Module
AUTHORS:
Azen Y. Liu, S. L. Lai, Jimmy Yeh
KEYWORDS:
Hot-spot; Solar Simulator; CIGS; PV Module
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.5 No.4B,
October
15,
2013
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the use of steady-state solar simulator for CIGS thin-film photovoltaic module hot-spot endurance test. In the study, not only are test procedures of hot-spot endurance test in IEC 61646 discussed, but also how to evaluate the performance of steady-state solar simulator by IEC 60904-9 is presented. Three CIGS thin-film PV modules with the same types are used for hot-spot endurance test in case study. It is found that some of the cell damages and visual defects on tested PV modules are clearly observed.