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http://dx.doi.org/10.5855/ENERGY.2012.21.3.243

Study on the Long-term Reliability of Solar Cell by High Temperature & Humidity Test  

Kang, Min-Soo (School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Jeon, Yu-Jae (Department of Automotive, Yeo-ju Institute of Technology)
Kim, Do-Seok (School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Shin, Young-Eui (School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
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Abstract
In this study, The report analysed the characteristics of power drop and damage of surface in solar cell through high temperature and humidity test. The solar cells were tested during the 1000hr in $85^{\circ}C$ temperature and 85% humidity conditions, that excerpted standard of PV Module(KS C IEC-61215). An analysis of the cell surface through EL(Electroluminescence), the cell has partly change of surface in yearly. Single-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 17.7% to 15.6% and decreasing rate is 11.9%. On the other hand, Poly-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 15.5% to 14.0% and decreasing rate is 9.3%. A comparison of the fill factor for analysis of electro characteristic in yearly, Single-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 78.7% to 78.1% and decreasing rate is 4.7%. On the other hand, Poly-crystalline Solar cell efficiency is decreased from 78.1% to 76.7% and decreasing rate is 1.8%. Single-crystalline has more bigger power drop than poly-crystalline by the silicon purity and silicon atom arrangement. Also, FF decreasing rate has more bigger drop than efficiency decreasing rate for the reason that the damage of surface by exterior environmental factor is the more influence in cell than other reason that is decreasing FF by damage of p-n junction.
Keywords
PV module; Solar Cell; Bare Cell; High temperature & humidity test; EL; I-V; Fill Factor;
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