
UV Fluorescence Measurement for Damage Assessment of PV Modules
12. October 2018 – Emmerthal, Germany
Contact
Dr. Marc Köntges
Tel.: +49(0)5151-999 432
E-Mail: m.köntges@isfh.de
ISFH’s demonstration tool for measuring UV fluorescence.
UV fluorescence is already used in many areas for damage analysis. In photovoltaics, it plays an increasingly important role in damage assessment.
In order to open up UV fluorescence as an analysis method for PV module defects to inspectors and experts, ISFH organized a workshop on UV fluorescence on PV modules on Friday, October 12, 2018. In addition to the basics and the measuring equipment, interpretation aids for this technology were presented.
UV fluorescence can be used to identify cell cracks, hot spots and cell interconnector breakage. Especially in the case of cell cracks, it is possible to distinguish between recent and older cell cracks.
Proceedings (englisch)
Dr. Arnaud Morlier (ISFH)
Basics of UV fluorescence
Michael Siebert (ISFH)
Temperature effect on UV fluorescence
Dr. Gabriele Eder (OFI)
Influence of the PV module design and composition on the formed UV fluoresence patterns
Eckhard Fleiß (Ingenieurbüro Fleiß)
Experiences from the field
Bernhard Kubicek (Austrian Institute of Technologie, AIT)
Exeptional UV features measured in the field
Jay Lin (PV Guider)
Experience and challenges for UV fluorescence inspection with a drone
The speakers at the UV Fluorescence Workshop.