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SAYURISAYURI PVPV 20162016SAYURISAYURI‐‐PV PV 20162016

Research Center for Photovoltaics (RCPV), AIST( ),Koji Matsubara

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AIST)

SAYURISAYURI‐‐PV 2016PV 2016EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL TOTAL SOLAR PV INSTALLED CAPACITY 2000‐2015

229.3GWEst. Total Capacity in 2020:490 716 GW490 – 716 GW

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AIST)SolarPower Europe (2016) “Global Market Outlook For Solar Power / 2016 – 2020”

International Initiatives International Initiatives for for PV Module/System ReliabilityPV Module/System Reliability

PVQATSAYURISAYURI‐‐PVPV

PVQATSharing of Scientific Findings

IEA PVPS Sharing of Scientific Findings

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Task 13C tifi tiInt’l Standardization

IEC TC82 & Int’l SDOs        IECEE‐PV/IECRE‐PVCertification

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International Workshops on PV Module ReliabilityInternational Workshops on PV Module Reliabilityp yp y

‐organized by NREL/SNL ‐organized by Univ./Inst.

‐Participants: ca 200 PV Experts

in EU (Revolving)‐Participants:ca. 200 PV Experts

‐held Every Winter

Participants: ca. 100 PV Experts

(2 or 3 days)

‐Presentations (2016)‐held Every Spring

(2 days)Presentations (2016)Oral :  67Poster : 84

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‐Presentations (2016)Oral : 21

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Poster :  84  Oral :  21http://www.pv-reliability.com/Search with “NREL PVMRW”

SAYURISAYURI‐‐PV 2016PV 2016Scope of SAYURI‐PV WorkshopScope of SAYURI PV Workshop

‐ to Share the Informationon the Most Recent Scientific Findings for PV Module Reliabilitytoward Global PV Communityin cooperation with NREL PVMRW & SOPHIA WSin cooperation with NREL PVMRW & SOPHIA WS

‐ to Contribute to the development of useful International Standardsby the Scientific Findings for PV Module Reliabilityby the Scientific Findings for PV Module Reliabilityto IEC TC82 & IECEE / IECREin cooperation with PVQAT & IEA PVPS Tasksp

‐ to be a Hub Workshop in Open Innovation Structureto lead Epoch‐Making Investigation

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p g gon the Scientific Research for PV Module Reliability

Three Typical Failure Scenarios for Wafer‐Based PV Modules

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IEA-PVPS T13-01 2014 Review of Failures of Photovoltaic Modules Final

In the first workshop in 2016SAYURISAYURI‐‐PV 2016PV 2016

In the first workshop in 2016,we focus on the novel test procedures andcharacterization methods to assure the long‐termreliability of PV modules, including the effortsy f gtoward their standardization.

We wish all of you participate and contrib te to deep & fr itf l disc ssion oncontribute to deep & fruitful discussion on

“How do we predict“How do we predict thethe WearWear OutOut Failure?”Failure?”NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AIST)

How do we predict How do we predict the the WearWear‐‐OutOut‐‐Failure?  Failure?  

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