Photovoltaic Module Reliability || Development of Accelerated Stress Tests

摘要： The chapter discusses the development of accelerated stress tests (ASTs) for photovoltaic (PV) modules to identify and mitigate field failure modes. It outlines various ASTs such as Thermal Cycling, Damp Heat, Humidity Freeze, UV Light Exposure, Static Mechanical Load, Cyclic (Dynamic) Mechanical Load, Reverse Bias Hot Spot Test, Bypass Diode Thermal Test, and Hail Test, detailing their parameters and the failure modes they address. The importance of ASTs in improving module reliability and lifetime is emphasized, along with the challenges in accelerating certain processes without altering the failure mechanisms.