Featured in European Solar's new dawn – 06-2021

A PV band-aid

DuPont has developed a repair kit for PV modules with backsheet failures. Cracked and chalking backsheets can cause problems for solar project owners, but this could easily be addressed in the field without swapping out the PV modules. Stéphan Padlewski, regional marketing leader EMEA at DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, spoke to pv magazine about how the solution works.

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Marian Willuhn

07 Jun 2021

“Repairing can also minimize the plant disruption and downtime associated not only with the dismantling and replacement of the panels, but also the partial redesign of the plant that would be necessary,” says Stéphan Padlewski. | Image: DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

DuPont plans to launch a backsheet repair kit for modules in the field. What does it look like and how does it work? Certain types of backsheet used by panel manufacturers are known to degrade in the field earlier than the expected lifetime of the PV system. To restore the electrical integrity of the PV …

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