Abstract
To assess the reliability of PERC cells compared to Al-BSF in a commercial setting minimodules with cell and encapsulant combinations are compared in accelerated exposure. In both modified damp heat and modified damp heat with full spectrum light exposures, white EVA samples showed a higher susceptibility for metallization corrosion degradation than all other encapsulants. Al-BSF cells in particular showed higher power loss than PERC cells with white EVA. It was observed that the degree of degradation had a strong significance on the manufacturer of the white EVA encapsulant. In both exposures the encapsulant was a much stronger predictor of degradation than cell type. For modules with the same encapsulant, PERC cells showed the higher performance or were comparable to Al-BSF cells for all but one case.
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