Printer friendly version Researchers of the UCA create a mapping
system for photovoltaic surfaces that will help to improve the
performance of solar panels 13 May 2010 Universidad de Cádiz A
group of researchers of the University of Cádiz has designed a
new mapping system for the study of photovoltaic surfaces. The
system can detect, at the micrometric level, all the defects
existing in a solar panel. This should have a significant
influence on the overall performance of these photovoltaic
cells. The team headed by Professor Joaquín Martín Calleja has
developed the methodology for detecting faults in photovoltaic
solar panels resulting from manufacturing errors. The defects
identified can then be made good and the overall performance of
the panel will be enhanced. This device, which has now been
patented by the University of Cádiz, determines whether or not
the cells mapped present irregularities in their functioning,
according to the particular zone of the surface that is
analyzed. These defects have a negat