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    End of Life Decommissioning

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    Custom Solutions

    Perovskite

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    Electroluminescence & Photoluminescence

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    UVF Kit
    ContactSpot
    IMPEL Software
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Category: Publications

Peer-reviewed papers, conference presentations, and technical briefs from the BrightSpot team and our collaborators. Explore how our imaging tools contribute to the advancement of PV manufacturing, R&D, and reliability analysis—across both terrestrial and space applications.

UV Fluorescence for Defect Detection in Residential Solar Panel Systems

48th IEEE PVSC, Jun 23 2021

Cracked Cell Solutions and Research Opportunities

DuraMAT Cell Crack Working Group Meeting, March 15 2021

Do Those Short Solar Cells Cracks That I Can Barely See in EL Really Matter?

2021 NREL PV Reliability Workshop, Feb 1 2021

The Impact of Cracked Solar Cells on Solar Panel Energy Delivery

47th IEEE PVSC, June 15, 2020

The Influence on Cracked Solar Cell Degradation from Hurricane Dorian Wind Loading Events and the Influence of RailPad Bracing Elements

NREL PV Reliability Workshop, 25Feb2020, Lakewood CO

Mounting Rail Spacers for Improved Solar Panel Durability

46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, June 17 2019, Chicago

Electroluminescence-Testing Induced Crack Closure in PV Modules

46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, June 18 2019, Chicago

The Impact of Cold Temperature Exposure in Mechanical Durability Testing of PV Modules

46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, June 18 2019, Chicago

A New Approach to Indoor Characterization of PV Module Energy Yield Parameters

46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, June 17 2019, Chicago

Cracked Up: how should we classify and respond to various electroluminescence defects in silicon PV modules?

Presented at the 2019 PV Reliability Workshop, PVRW, Feb 27, 2019

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