This year’s Scorecard unveils that failures have also increased at the manufacturer and BOM levels. Image: Kiwa Group Back for the tenth year, the 2024 PV Module Reliability Scorecard from Kiwa PVEL ...

Remember the good ol' Chevrolet Volt? A trailblazer when it came out, GM's range-extender PHEV is also remembered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More specifically, the Office ...

This report presents an integrated approach to the efficient design of power modules used in electric vehicles and other high-power systems. The proposed flow enables the design of power modules for ...

How to Deal with Inefficient Modules?– SMM Analysis】According to SMM statistics, we estimate that approximately 15%–20% of modules in China will fail to meet standards by 2026, and these low-power ...

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia have identified five different “hidden contaminants” that could potentially exhacerbate damp heat (DP)-induced degradation in solar ...

“We have identified four failure modes in the silicon heterojunction glass-backsheet module which has the potential to result in a power loss of up to 50% following damp heat testing,” researcher ...

Damage to a relay contact after cyclic current loading. A better understanding of inverter reliability will help boost performance and reduce costs. Image: Fraunhofer IMWS. Inverters are critical to ...

Developing a power module requires enhanced design and verification methods. Currently, multiple iterations are needed to get the design done. Today, design and manufacturing processes are heavily ...