RT info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart T1 Influence of Large Periods of DC Current Injection in c-Si Photovoltaic Panels A1 Moretón Fernández, Ángel A1 Gallardo Saavedra, Sara A1 Jiménez Martín, Marta María A1 Alonso Gómez, Víctor A1 Hernandez, Luis A1 Morales Aragonés, José Ignacio A1 Martínez Sacristán, Óscar A1 Gonzalez, Miguel Angel A1 Jiménez López, Juan Ignacio AB Nowadays, electroluminescence imaging (Eli) appears as an emerging technique in the maintenance ofphotovoltaic (PV) plants. There is a concern about how the current injection needed in ELi measurements can affect the PV modules service life, and how these periodical inspections can affect the long term life of the modules. In order to give a practical answer to this problem, a series of tests consisting of long periods of current injection on several monocrystalline silicon modules has been carried out. The modules tested had already fulfilled their useful life and present multiple defects. In order to analyze how the current injection affects the state of the module, images of infrared thermography (IRT) and ELi were acquired during the current injection period. The subsequent analysis of these images shows only a small effect during the heating period in the EL intensity results at the beginning of each test, not affecting the module performance. SN 3-936338-60-4 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52885 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/52885 LA eng NO Proceedings of the 36th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. DOI: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20192019-4AV.1.38 DS UVaDOC RD 22-nov-2024