Workshop "Impact of mechanical and thermal loads on the long term stability of PV modules" on 05th Nov.2013, Hamelin, Germany

Dear imechanica members, 

I am glat to inform your the organization of the workshop  "Impact of mechanical and thermal loads on the long term stability of PV modules" on 05th November 2013 at ISFH (Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin), in Hamelin, Germany. 

At peak periods, the installed photovoltaic modules
already contribute up to 30 % to the generated electrical power in Germany.
Increased module efficiencies as well as reduction of costs of the module
fabrication have resulted in net parity in electricity production cost of
crystalline silicon photovoltaics. New photovoltaic modules have warranties of
at least 80 % of the declared power after 20 years of installation. It is well
known that thermal and mechanical loads can reduce the power of photovoltaic
modules and the impact of such loads has already been investigated. However, in
many cases the exact origins of the power degradation are still poorly
understood. In order to reduce their impact and to increase the long term
stability of the photovoltaic modules, it is important to identify the origins
of the before mentioned power degradation.

The "Federal Ministry of Education and
Research" is funding a joint project "MIKRO" between the
Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) and the Institute of
Structural Analysis (ISD) at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover.
This project investigates the origins and impact of micro-cracks on the long
term stability of photovoltaic modules. Within this project we host a workshop
at ISFH entitled "Impact of mechanical and thermal loads on the long term
stability of PV modules" where invited speakers from research and
equipment manufacturers give an overview of their current work on measurements
and models for photovoltaics.

We invite you to join the workshop and are looking
forward to a lively exchange of ideas and experiences. Please find attached the
flyer to our workshop. 

Enclosedyou can find  the flyer of the activity, and please in case of further details do not hesitate posting  your questions 

Warmest regards