Failure modes of standard photovoltaic modules in Sahara Desert

Desert climate affects the durability of photovoltaic panels that leading to a drop in their lifetime. the following work reviews the failure modes and performance degradation of standard panels in Sahara Desert climate. The study carried out on several silicon cells after years fielded in Algeria Sahara. Visual inspection shows the influence of high temperature combined by high ultra violet. The review on failure mode and performance degradation in the paper could be used to assessing the accelerated lifetime of silicon solar cells in desert climate, in order to improve the standard photovoltaic panels performance in desert climate.