The Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC) released its 2024 PV Module Index report, evaluating the reliability, quality, and performance of solar panels. Solar modules are put through a variety of ...

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 ...

Last week, testing specialists PV Evolution Labs launched its latest Module Reliability Scorecard, which names more than 100 products from 26 manufacturers as top performers, after being put through ...

A study in Kagoshima, Japan has shown that the latest generation of TOPCon modules has surpassed p-type BC modules on energy yield during the initial month of a 1-year testing period, with an average ...

Solar panel testing lab Kiwa PVEL has updated its Product Qualification Program (PQP). The revisions address growing concern ...

Yokogawa Test & Measurement has introduced two new measurement modules, the 720252 isolation module and the 720301 power measurement module, aimed at improving DC offset handling and waveform accuracy ...

Testing is one of the most complex and critical parts of any new product or system development process. If debugging plays a fundamental role in improving the reliability of the product, analyzing its ...

Global electricity demand is rising faster than new large power plants can be built, and the cost of that imbalance is showing up in household bills and grid instability. Instead of relying only on ...

As global energy demand surges—driven by AI-hungry data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrified transportation—researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have unveiled a ...

SemiQ expands its 1200-V Gen3 SiC MOSFET family with SOT-227 modules offering on-resistance values of 7.4 mΩ, 14.5 mΩ, and 34 mΩ. GCMS models are co-packaged with a Schottky barrier diode (SBD), while ...