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Degradation of photovoltaic (PV) modules is preferably caused by several factors such as potential induced degradation (PID), bypass diode failures in short circuit conditions, high light-induced degradation (LID), hotspots/ shaded cells, and cracked cells. In this paper, the recent studies on PV module degradation due to different physiological and environmental conditions are discussed. The state-of-the-art literatures elaborating the causes of power depletion in field-deployed PV are also compared. The paper aims to provide all the information about performance, reliability, and dependability on PV power systems.
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Das, P., Juhi, P., Tamut, Y. (2023). Different Degradation Modes of Field-Deployed Photovoltaic Modules: A Literature Review. In: Mishra, M., Kesswani, N., Brigui, I. (eds) Applications of Computational Intelligence in Management & Mathematics. ICCM 2022. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 417. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25194-8_23
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