Research Article

Investigation on Potential-Induced Degradation in a 50 MWp Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Power Plant

Table 3

The electrical parameters for module 18 before shipments and after one year of operation.

Module 18Voc (V)Isc (A)Vm (V)Im (A)Rsh (Ω) (W)

Before shipments45.015.7536.545.39409.13196.95
After one year of operation31.865.6019.304.77182.3692.06
Degradation rate (%)29.222.6147.1811.5055.4353.26

Test conditions: 1 kW/m2 irradiance, 25°C module temperature and AM1.5 global spectrum.