Solar-Train

La garanzia della qualità nell'industria fotovoltaica è ancora negli stadi iniziali richiedendo sia ricerca che personale qualificato per ridurre ulteriormente i costi energetici. Una necessità del settore è la conoscenza della durata di vita e della resa di impianti FV durante la vita utile. SOLAR-TRAIN formerà dei ricercatori nel settore della durabilità di componenti FV all'interno di un progetto altamento innovativo e multidisciplinare che va incontro alle richieste delle aziende. L'obiettivo è quello di sviluppare modelli per l'analisi della vita utile di moduli e sistemi FV e la previsione della relativa produzione energetica. 14 dottorati copriranno le seguenti linee di ricerca (a) fattori climatici di degradazione, (b) analisi di sistema, (c) parametri di materiali polimerici, (d) modelli di vita utile e produzione energetica, (e) collegamento tra produzione e prestazioni e (f) miglioramento delle performance attraverso avanzati protocolli di O&M. Commercial and test samples will be produced and tested in the distributed measurement campaign during this project. They will be exposed to state-of-the-art and to-be-developed stress cycles to allow a validated link of degradation to stresses, production methods, materials and methods of deployment. Accelerated and lower cost test
cycles for the assessment of innovative materials and module developments will be delivered. The project is integrated both in terms of research as well as training. This inter-sectoral approach provides excellent theoretical and technical background
as well as immersion in different business sectors and career mentoring, allowing ESRs to build up a sustainable professional network across Europe. For a most effective cross-sectoral training, the project’s beneficiaries and partners represent the entire value chain, from materials developers / manufacturers through to operators and insurance companies.
 

The quality assurance in the photovoltaic industry is yet in its infancy, requiring both underpinning science and trained personnel to reduce costs of energy. An unmet industrial requirement is an accelerated, and operating environment specific, service life time and energy yield assessment. SOLAR-TRAIN will qualify ESRs in the field of PV durability as part of a highly innovative, multi-disciplinary project meeting industry requirements. The objective is to develop novel, validated models for the service life time and energy prediction of PV modules and systems. The elements to this puzzle are researched in the
frame of 14 PhD projects with individual areas of focus, such as (a) climatic degradation factors, (b) system analytics, (c) material (polymer) parameters, (d) service life & energy models, (e) linking production to performance and (f) performance enhancement by improved O&M. Commercial and test samples will be produced and tested in the distributed measurement campaign during this project. They will be exposed to state-of-the-art and to-be-developed stress cycles to allow a validated link of degradation to stresses, production methods, materials and methods of deployment. Accelerated and lower cost test
cycles for the assessment of innovative materials and module developments will be delivered. The project is integrated both in terms of research as well as training. This inter-sectoral approach provides excellent theoretical and technical background
as well as immersion in different business sectors and career mentoring, allowing ESRs to build up a sustainable professional network across Europe. For a most effective cross-sectoral training, the project’s beneficiaries and partners represent the entire value chain, from materials developers / manufacturers through to operators and insurance companies.