Service Lifetime Prediction of PV Modules and Systems: Progress of the SOLAR-TRAIN Project

The project SOLAR-TRAIN aims to develop novel and validated models for the service life time and energy yield prediction of PV modules and systems. PV modules' and systems' performances are being investigated along the entire modeling chain: climatic degradation factors, analysis of degradation and failure modes and evaluation of polymeric materials. This paper presents an overview of the current start-of-the-art and some preliminary results from a work package on development of service lifetime prediction models for PV modules and systems.