NDLI: Assessment of Leaching Tests for Evaluating Potential Environmental Impacts of PV Module Field Breakage

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sinha, P. Wade, A.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	Test methods from standard waste characterization leaching tests used in the U.S., Germany, and Japan were evaluated to determine if they can be used to help evaluate potential environmental impacts from photovoltaic (PV) module field breakage. To assess the representativeness of leaching test methods, PV module breakage types were evaluated from warranty return data. Field breakages mainly consist of various types of stress and impact fractures in which modules remain largely intact with a number of glass fractures or cracks. By breaking modules into centimeter-scale pieces and tumbling them in solvent, waste characterization leaching tests can be more aggressive than PV field breakage conditions with regard to parameters such as fragment sample size, solvent, and treatment method. An alternative test method was previously used in Japan in which modules with a predetermined number of cracks were subjected to simulated rainwater. This approach is more representative of field conditions as modules are more likely to experience cracks under field conditions than to break into pieces.
Starting Page	1710
Ending Page	1714
Page Count	5
File Size	468408
File Format	PDF
ISSN	21563381
Volume Number	5
Issue Number	6
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Leaching Cadmium compounds Photovoltaic systems Environmental management Solvents Semiconductor materials risk analysis photovoltaic (PV) systems
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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