Study identifies new PID degradation mechanism in medium-voltage PV modules

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Utility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news at 12 Oct, 09:59 UTC

French researchers have found that increasing PV system voltage significantly worsens potential-induced degradation (PID), with encapsulant conductivity playing a key role in module performance. They also identified a new degradation mechanism involving partial discharges and electrical treeing…

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• T2Study identifies new PID degradation mechanism in medium-voltage PV modulesUtility Dive / pv magazine / Energy-Storage.news12 Oct, 09:59