Brooks et al., 2015 - Google Patents
IR reflectance imaging for crystalline Si solar cell crack detectionBrooks et al., 2015
- Document ID
- 500602566080235878
- Author
- Brooks W
- Lamb D
- Irvine S
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
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A novel, contactless, noninvasive, and nondestructive method of crack detection in crystalline Si solar cells has been developed. A thermal imaging camera detecting in the 7.5– 13-μm wavelength range was used to image the specular reflection of an IR source on the …
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