Moisture penetrating a photovoltaic (PV) module may react with the metallic components causing corrosion. In addition, acetic acid which is produced by hydrolysis of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), the most common encapsulant, may further degrade metallic components.
The lifetime of a photovoltaic (PV) module is influenced by a variety of degradation and failure phenomena. While there are several performance and accelerated aging tests to assess design quality and early- or mid-life failure modes, there are few to probe the mechanisms and impacts of end-of-life degradation modes such as corrosion.
In addition, acetic acid which is produced by hydrolysis of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), the most common encapsulant, may further degrade metallic components. Corrosion is one of the main PV module failure mechanisms, as it can cause severe electrical performance degradation in PV modules exposed to hot and humid environments.
Prolonged exposure to moisture and high relative humidity is one of the main factors contributing to the degradation of photovoltaic modules.
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