Thermography of photovoltaic modules of solar powerstations

• Дата: 2017
• Автори та афіліації: N. Buslova — National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sykorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"; D. Petrichenko — National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sykorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"
• Ключові слова: keywords
• Автори: Buslova, N., Petrichenko, D.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: Українська
• Опубліковано: Institute of Renewable Energy National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2017
• Теми: thermography; photoelectric modules; visualizing of defects
• Онлайн доступ: https://ve.org.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/33
• Назва журналу: Vidnovluvana energetika

Producing electricity from solar energy is becomingmore popular in Ukraine, as the cost of photovoltaic (PV) modulesare rapid decreases making it more competitive comparedwith electricity, which produced from non-renewable sources ofenergy. In some developed countries, the cost of electricity generatedby solar PV plant is equal to or less than the cost of electricityfrom non-renewable sources of energy.In the not electrifiedareas, solar energy becoming an alternative source of energy.Each PV module consists of several photovoltaic cells,which consist of a matrix of solar cells that convert solar energyinto electricity. Failure of any PV module can lead to a drop in thepower of PV system, which reduces the power generation.Electrical tests of each PV module on large PV plants whichinclude thousands of PV modules is a time-consuming process.Thermography is the most effective method to identify and controlof defective PV modules.