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WhatsCracking can accurately predict cell fracture in crystalline silicon PV modules. Developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the app is based on a structural mechanics model that calculates the probability of cell fracture using a Weibull distribution for cell strength and user inputs for module design and loading.

This analysis application has been built as an executable for Windows and Mac.

The publication on the underlying technique for the application can be found in the dataset or directly at doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2021.3056673

A YouTube video tutorial is available through the NREL Learning channel

WhatsCracking Application Dataset - Click to access the folder with the applications and other files.

For comments, questions, or problems contact Nick Bosco

Click for the software license and disclaimer

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Updated January 5, 2023, 18:02 (UTC)
Created January 3, 2023, 17:10 (UTC)