Comparative Analysis of Edge Soiling Resilience: Full-Cell vs. Half-Cell Photovoltaic Modules in Different Mounting Orientations

Figure 4

Schematic of the experimental setup. The system is mainly composed of a ministering battery, a lightbox, a generator, an electronic load, and the computer. There is a DUT box between the PV module and the electronic load. A programmable logic controller (PLC) is used to control the system components to maintain the testing conditions. We change the incident irradiation for a certain unit to simulate shading conditions in the simulation model while using opaque covers to shade a certain percentage of cells in the experiment.