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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Koichiro Niira, Higashioumi, JP;
Shinsuke Uchida, Ise, JP;
Takuya Kurose, Koka, JP;
Shinji Yada, Ise, JP;
Kyosuke Fujiwara, Suzuka, JP;
Hidetaka Takato, Koriyama, JP;
Katsuhiko Shirasawa, Koriyama, JP;
Yuji Ino, Koriyama, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for predicting useful life of a photovoltaic module includes an input and an output. The input receives first information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that a photovoltaic module undergoes from a start until an end of a period during which the photovoltaic module outputs predetermined electric power. The input further receives second information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that the photovoltaic module undergoes per a predetermined time in a field where the photovoltaic module is deployed. The second information is generated based on information about daily maximum temperatures of the photovoltaic module in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed. The output outputs result information about a predicted period during which the photovoltaic module is expected to output the predetermined electric power when the photovoltaic module is deployed in the field.