Projects

Mechanics and Cracking
Projects investigating mechanical stresses
Sub-projects:Imaging Stress in c-Si
Low-Cost Screen Printing Metallization
Effect of Cell Cracks on Module Power Loss and Degradation
Cell Crack Characterization using Digital Image Correlation
UV Fluorescence Images and Models
PV Crack Stress and Power Loss
WhatsCracking

Modeling
Projects focused on modeling of PV modules, systems and sites.
Sub-projects:50-Year PV Modeling
SIERRA-COMSOL converter
Simulating PV wind loading

Module Forensics
Studying degradation causes by examining stressed or failed modules from the...
Sub-projects:Identifying Degradation Mechanisms using Imaging
Backside Defect Imaging in Si PV
Module-level Solutions for Cell-front Damage
GG PV with Emerging Encapsulants and Half-Cut Cells
PLatypus
BS Depth Profile
Cracking and Power Loss in Modern Modules

Module Materials Library
@Bruce, please send me a brief description of this project.

Module Material Solutions
Projects covering the handling, improvement, and recycling of module materials
Sub-projects:PV Recycling

Photovoltaic Climate Zones
Looking at the creation of new climate classifiers based on the concept of PV...

Predictive Simulation
A project housing a variety of generic predictive simulation studies
Sub-projects:Thermomechanical cell demonstration
Analyzing Hail Impacts on PV Modules Using Computational Simulation

Data Aggregated from Literature Searches
A project containing data sets that have been gleaned and aggregated from...