Evaluation of Dynamic Mechanical Loading as an Accelerated Test Method for Ribbon Fatigue
Dynamic Mechanical Loading (DML) of photovoltaic modules is explored as a route to quickly fatigue copper interconnect ribbons. Results indicate that most of the interconnect ribbons may be strained through module mechanical loading to a level that will result in failure in a few hundred to thousand...
| Published in: | 2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1215009 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1215009 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6745128 |
| Summary: | Dynamic Mechanical Loading (DML) of photovoltaic modules is explored as a route to quickly fatigue copper interconnect ribbons. Results indicate that most of the interconnect ribbons may be strained through module mechanical loading to a level that will result in failure in a few hundred to thousands of cycles. Considering the speed at which DML may be applied, this translates into a few hours o testing. To evaluate the equivalence of DML to thermal cycling, parallel tests were conducted with thermal cycling. Preliminary analysis suggests that one +/-1 kPa DML cycle is roughly equivalent to one standard accelerated thermal cycle and approximately 175 of these cycles are equivalent to a 25-year exposure in Golden Colorado for the mechanism of module ribbon fatigue. |
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