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Electrical connector contact resistance behaviour within a PV shingle roof

Electrical connector contact resistance behaviour within a PV shingle roof
Electrical connector contact resistance behaviour within a PV shingle roof
Photovoltaic (PV) laminates have no moving parts and last 25 years or more with no maintenance aside from the occasional cleaning. Historically PV systems have been 'hard-wired' between junction boxes. The use of photovoltaics in buildings has necessitated the use of 'push-fit' connectors to enable quick and easy connection between modules on roofs and facades. The PV industry is largely unaware however, of the potential for inter-module connector failure from the use of such push-fit connectors. An inclined roof is used to study the behavior of individual electrical contact resistances within a new type of PV shingle. The possible modes of connector failure in such a system are discussed.
0780357728
1521-1524
IEEE
Bahaj, A.S.
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James, P.A.B.
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McBride, J.
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Mucci, P.E.R.
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Bahaj, A.S.
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James, P.A.B.
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McBride, J.
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Mucci, P.E.R.
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Bahaj, A.S., James, P.A.B., McBride, J. and Mucci, P.E.R. (2000) Electrical connector contact resistance behaviour within a PV shingle roof. In Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. IEEE. pp. 1521-1524 . (doi:10.1109/PVSC.2000.916184).

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Abstract

Photovoltaic (PV) laminates have no moving parts and last 25 years or more with no maintenance aside from the occasional cleaning. Historically PV systems have been 'hard-wired' between junction boxes. The use of photovoltaics in buildings has necessitated the use of 'push-fit' connectors to enable quick and easy connection between modules on roofs and facades. The PV industry is largely unaware however, of the potential for inter-module connector failure from the use of such push-fit connectors. An inclined roof is used to study the behavior of individual electrical contact resistances within a new type of PV shingle. The possible modes of connector failure in such a system are discussed.

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Published date: 15 September 2000
Venue - Dates: Twenty-Eighth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Anchorage, USA, 2000-09-15 - 2000-09-22

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Local EPrints ID: 22280
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/22280
ISBN: 0780357728
PURE UUID: 050d1352-fd58-4fbb-a2bc-2e1e99da4479
ORCID for A.S. Bahaj: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-6045
ORCID for P.A.B. James: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2694-7054
ORCID for J. McBride: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3024-0326

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Date deposited: 19 Feb 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: A.S. Bahaj ORCID iD
Author: P.A.B. James ORCID iD
Author: J. McBride ORCID iD
Author: P.E.R. Mucci

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