FORMS Q.CELLS hurricane-proof and protected from the effect PID

The first good news comes from Australia where the test center anticyclonic James Cook University has shown that the photovoltaic modules Q.CELLS are the first to withstand the pressure of wind loads or hurricanes of Category D. Tests have shown that these modules are able to withstand cyclones of higher intensity, being suitable for use in areas exposed to winds. The tests were performed by installing on a roof structure of a standard type modules Q.PRO-G2 and Q.PEAK and subjecting them to a continuous static pressure and a dynamic cycle consists of pressure, in turn, to over 10,000 cycles with levels of variable intensity from low to high and vice versa. These tests have shown that a system with photovoltaic modules Q.CELLS is able to withstand the pressures of hurricanes of category D (with speeds up to 306 km / h), events that occur less than once every 1,000 years in the regions of category D. 

 

The other good news comes from Germany, where the Fraunhofer Center CSP in Halle has confirmed that the forms Q.CELLS are able to offer unlimited protection effect PID. Q.CELLS has solved so in a radical way the problem of the loss of performance of photovoltaic modules due to the phenomenon PID. The Centre has submitted CSP 13 types of modules from other brands in a test PID accelerated.All modules were equipped with a mirror structure with 60 multicrystalline solar cells by 6 inches. Of the 13 modules tested, nine modules have shown a loss of efficiency of 90%. On average, the nominal yield decreased by 56%.

Only four types of modules showed no signs of alteration.
The module under test Q.PRO not loss of performance from that stated in the initial specification. Along with the technology Hot Spot Protect and unique code traceability on every single cell, the prevention effect PID is at the heart of the system Yelds Security Q.CELLS.

 

 

What is the effect of PID (Potential Induced Degradation)?

The effect PID is one of the most negative influences on the energy performance of photovoltaic modules, causing the loss of efficiency when subjected to a high negative voltage between the photovoltaic cell and the ground, especially in the case of large systems.