Scientists in India have proposed using a multilayer neural network to find line-to-ground, line-to-line, and bypass diode faults in PV module strings. They tested the new approach on a 22.5 kW solar ...

Moroccan researchers have set up a new floating PV test bench. They claim floating solar arrays offer better power yields than rooftop and ground-mounted PV systems, with lower module operating ...

Below we will share a few cases showing three types of anomalies as seen from a thermal UAV, which include a PV module string anomaly, a single PV module/diode anomaly, and an anomaly due to ...

The new Solarlink Test Kit includes all the necessary test and data logging capabilities needed to perform pre-installation site surveys and measure the electrical safety and performance of installed ...

PV string inverter manufacturer Ginlong Solis Technologies is to double its manufacturing capacity to 20GW per annum via a US$100 million non-public offering to meet growing demand for its mainstream ...

More inverters are coming to the end of their life, and needing replacement, as the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry matures. Inverter failures usually occur on systems that are 10-plus years old. At ...

Potential induced degradation (PID) is a degradation mechanism occurring in high voltage PV systems due to a large potential relative to the ground, and is dependent on the magnitude and polarity of ...

The IEC Standard describing the test program for PV panels, IEC 61730-2 requires an impulse test up to 8kV delivered across the panel, from the shorted power leads to the outside of the panel via a ...