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The PV manufacturing industry’s switch to larger wafer formats is already having impacts all the way down the supply chain – some of which are still emerging today. For junction boxes that house bypass diodes and other components that keep the power flowing out of a module, handling the higher currents produced by these larger products has been a challenge requiring a quick response. Meanwhile, a notable number of failures and quality issues with junction boxes new and old suggest that the design and processing of this vital component could be in need of renewed attention.

By

Mark Hutchins

07 Sep 2021

Image: PVEL

Though not often afforded a lot of publicity, junction boxes are vital to the safe operation of a PV module; housing all of the connections that ensure electricity can make its way out of a module, and ensuring that this flow stays in the right direction. And like many of the components along the …

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