Simulation Study of Hail Impact on Photovoltaic Modules

2019 IEEE 7th Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2019): Conference Proceedings 2019
Vytautas Makarskas, Mindaugas Jurevičius, Jānis Zaķis, Artūras Kilikevičius, Sergejus Borodinas

The influence of hail on photovoltaic (PV) modules is one of the main reasons why PV modules lose their efficiency. Experimental and analytical research should be performed to evaluate the impact of hail on PV modules. This paper presents simulation study, where segment of PV module is exposed to hail ball, which allowed assessing: the hail ball impact on PV modules, which can create the micro-cracks in the structure of solar cells resulting in power loss generated by a solar cells. Moreover, simulation study allows to optimize the structure of solar cells in order to improve its resistance properties.

Keywords
photovoltaic (PV) modules; hail simulation; hail ball impact; micro-cracks
DOI
10.1109/AIEEE48629.2019.8976961
Hyperlink
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8976961

Makarskas, V., Jurevičius, M., Zaķis, J., Kilikevičius, A., Borodinas, S. Simulation Study of Hail Impact on Photovoltaic Modules. In: 2019 IEEE 7th Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2019): Conference Proceedings, Latvia, Liepaja, 15-16 November, 2019. Piscataway: IEEE, 2019, pp.58-61. ISBN 978-1-7281-6731-2. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-6730-5. Available from: doi:10.1109/AIEEE48629.2019.8976961

Publication language
English (en)