摘要
研究在西藏地区分别运行15 a和9 a的2个光伏电站组件的衰减情况,采用外观检查法、EL、I-V、SEM等手段进行组件衰减模式与衰减机制研究。结果表明,2个电站组件年均衰减率分别为0.82%和0.71%,在晶体硅组件合理衰减范围内。研究发现年均衰减率为0.82%的组件主要问题为电极腐蚀及电极处EVA黄变,并发现出现大量高温差作用下的特征栅线断裂;年均衰减率为0.71%的组件主要问题为聚酯(PET)背板严重粉化、减薄等问题,同时发现大量背板减薄导致支撑力减弱而引起的电极断栅电池隐裂,聚酯(PET)背板材料在当地高紫外作用下表现出较差的耐候性。以上研究结果一定程度上反映出高原气候区下高温差及高紫外对组件性能的影响。
In this paper,two photovoltaic(PV) power stations operating 15 and 9 years,repectively, in Tibet wereinvestigated to study module degradation in plateau climate region. By visual inspection,EL,I-V and scanning electron microscope(SEM)methods,the degradation model and mechanism were analyzed. The results showed that the average annual power degradation rates of the two kinds modules were 0.82% and 0.71% respectively,which is within the reasonable degradation range of crystalline silicon modules. The most problems of the modules with average annual power degradation rate of 0.82% is found grid corrosion,EVA yellowing,and Ag grid breakages which are located at finger-solder interface caused by wide range of temperature. The modules with average annual power degradation rate of 0.71% were found serious backsheet(polyester based)chalking,thickness decreasing,cell crack and grid breakages.Crack and grid breakages may be caused by backsheet thickness decreasing because of high UV. which shows that PET backsheet materials has poor reliability under local high UV radiation. The research results flect in certain extent which shows that the influence of wide temperature range and high UV radiation on the degradation of modules in plateau climate zone.
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