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dc.contributor.author | NIVELLE, Philippe | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsanakas, JA | - |
dc.contributor.author | POORTMANS, Jef | - |
dc.contributor.author | DAENEN, Michael | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T14:51:38Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T14:51:38Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2021-09-13T14:57:12Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 145 (Art N° 111022) | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/35893 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Simulation tools are increasingly employed towards quantifying the lifetime of photovoltaic (PV) modules while providing valuable insights into the various failure modes. The use of the finite element method (FEM) in this regard has been especially popular because of its flexibility and the ability to quantify stress levels for a large variety of scenarios ranging from process-induced stress up to field conditions. The thermo-mechanical behaviour of the module or its components is often considered due to the link with common field failures such as cell cracks, interconnection failures, glass fracture, delamination and many others. However, the approaches used, the various inputs considered and the obtained results are highly scattered and sometimes conflicting. This work provides a structured review of the reported simulation approaches and resulting insights obtained through thermo-mechanical finite element simulations on commercial as well as novel PV module technologies. The influence and validity of various inputs such as the used material models, boundary conditions and other assumptions are discussed. Learnings and best practices can be leveraged by future simulations to expand on and accelerate the design-for-reliability capabilities of finite element models for PV modules. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | The authors would like to thank all Energyville partners: KULeuven, vito, UHasselt and imec for their contributions to this work. This research and the APC were funded by the project Rolling Solar, executed within the framework of the cross-border collaboration program Interreg Euregio Meuse-Rhine V-A with financial support of the European Regional Development Fund. Contribution in this work was also supported in the context of INES.2S, funded from the French State under its investment for the future programme with the reference ANR-10-IEED0014-01. The authors would also like to personally thank A. J. Beinert for the permission to reuse his figures. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | - |
dc.rights | 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd. | - |
dc.subject.other | Finite element method (FEM) | - |
dc.subject.other | PV modules | - |
dc.subject.other | PV components | - |
dc.subject.other | Thermo-mechanical stress | - |
dc.subject.other | PV durability | - |
dc.subject.other | PV reliability | - |
dc.subject.other | Modelling | - |
dc.subject.other | Solar cell interconnections | - |
dc.title | Stress and strain within photovoltaic modules using the finite element method: A critical review | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 145 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
local.publisher.place | THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Review | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.artnr | 111022 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111022 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | 000663152400001 | - |
local.provider.type | Web of Science | - |
local.uhasselt.international | yes | - |
item.accessRights | Restricted Access | - |
item.validation | ecoom 2022 | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.fullcitation | NIVELLE, Philippe; Tsanakas, JA; POORTMANS, Jef & DAENEN, Michael (2021) Stress and strain within photovoltaic modules using the finite element method: A critical review. In: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 145 (Art N° 111022). | - |
item.contributor | NIVELLE, Philippe | - |
item.contributor | Tsanakas, JA | - |
item.contributor | POORTMANS, Jef | - |
item.contributor | DAENEN, Michael | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 1364-0321 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1879-0690 | - |
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