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Defining requirements for improved photovoltaic system reliability
Author(s) -
Maish Alexander
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199905/06)7:3<165::aid-pip270>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - reliability engineering , reliability (semiconductor) , software deployment , photovoltaic system , computer science , component (thermodynamics) , grid , key (lock) , scale (ratio) , systems engineering , engineering , electrical engineering , computer security , software engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
Reliable systems are an essential ingredient of any technology progressing toward commercial maturity and large‐scale deployment. This paper defines reliability as meeting system functional requirements, and then develops a framework to understand and quantify photovoltaic (PV) system reliability based on initial and ongoing costs and system value. The core elements necessary to achieve reliable PV systems are reviewed. These include appropriate system design, satisfactory component reliability, and proper installation and servicing. Reliability status, key issues, and present needs in system reliability are summarized for grid‐tied applications. Published in 1999 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This article is a US government work and is in the public domain in the United States