Why testing modules is SO important

Understanding the condition of your modules is essential to establishing a baseline for power output and determining the life expectancy of a system. CORE Energy Works can test modules in the field without removing them from the array.

The problem with cracked cells

While cracked solar cells in a module may have very little impact on Standard Test Condition (STC) power levels at the beginning of life, cracked solar cells can lead to accelerated performance loss in the field.

How do panels get damaged?

Jim Rand explains

Core Energy Works co-founder Jim Rand talks about the likely ways cells and panels can become damaged.

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Preventative Maintenance Programs

We can develop a customized preventative maintenance program for your system

Find out why the old adage
‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’
makes sense with utility-scale installations

Experience with Testing Modules in the Field

12,000+

Individual module IV measurements

10,000+

Individual
EL images

100+

Utility/Commercial Sites Visited

How CORE Energy Works can help you

CORE Energy Works provides engineering services, consultation and the testing PV modules in the field and in the lab.

Understanding the condition of your modules is essential to establishing a baseline for power output and the life expectancy of the system. CORE Energy Works can test modules in the field without removing them from the array.  See our Downloads area for Technical Papers and Presentations on the what we have discovered in our testing.

Our experience is based in research and manufacturing of solar panels over many decades.  Using this experience, we are able to design and carry out preventative maintenance programs to keep your performance levels high and identify any trends that could cause issues in the future.

Contact CORE to find out more.

Technical Presentations / Downloads

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New Field Testing Protocol
Monitoring DC Health
February 2019

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Is Your Array Healthy?
Monitoring DC Field Health
Poster

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CORE Capabilities
Datasheet

SolarPro article

SolarPro Article
May-June 2018

LeTID Whitepaper

Light and Elevated Temperature
Induced Degradation Whitepaper
May-June 2018

NREL PVRW Hail Damage Whitepaper

Hail Damage – A 2019 Case Study
and Lab Trials