Quantifying the Thermal Fatigue of CPV Modules

Authors

Nick Bosco, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sarah R. Kurtz, National Renewable Energy LaboratoryFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2-2011

Publication Title

6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-6)

Publisher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publisher Location

Golden, CO

First page number:

1

Last page number:

7

Abstract

A method is presented to quantify thermal fatigue in the CPV die-attach from meteorological data. A comparative study between cities demonstrates a significant difference in the accumulated damage. These differences are most sensitive to the number of larger (ΔT) thermal cycles experienced for a location. High frequency data (<1/min) may be required to most accurately employ this method.

Controlled Subject

Materials--Thermal fatigue; Photovoltaic cells; Solar concentrators; Solar energy

Disciplines

Oil, Gas, and Energy | Sustainability

File Format

pdf

File Size

480 KB

Language

English

Comments

Presented at the 6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-6): 7-10 April 2010: Freiburg, Germany.

NREL Report No. CP-5200-47128

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Repository Citation

Bosco, N., Kurtz, S. R. (2011). Quantifying the Thermal Fatigue of CPV Modules. 6th International Conference on Concentrating Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-6) 1-7.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/43