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Finding faults faster

PV cell and module manufacturers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to monitor production lines and the products coming off them in minute detail. As inline monitoring and testing equipment become more sophisticated, cell and module makers must be prepared to manage the enormous amounts of data and pull out the points that will save them time and money. pv magazine examines the software solutions backing state-of-the-art PV production.

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Mark Hutchins

08 Dec 2021

Image: JinkoSolar

Achieving high solar cell and module efficiencies is one thing, but maintaining them in the thousands of PV modules that roll off production lines each year is quite another. Manufacturers are realizing that reaching the levels of consistency their customers demand requires careful monitoring of processes, materials and recipes from start to finish, and are …

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