Minadohona Maxime Capo-Chichi, Vianou Irénée Madogni, Clément Adéyèmi Kouchadé, Géraud Florentin Hounkpatin, Macaire Agbomahéna & Basile Kounouhewa·Physical Science International Journal·2022
Most solar module manufacturers guarantee the minimum performance of their modules for 20 to 25 years. But some time after their installation, one observes faults which appear on the various components of these modules. During long-term exposure to severe climatic conditions, the...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2022/v26i6747
Minadohona Maxime Capo-Chichi, Vianou Irénée Madogni, Clément Adéyèmi Kouchadé, Géraud Florentin Hounkpatin, Marcaire Agbomahéna & Basile Kounouhewa·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2022
Photovoltaic solar modules, for their operation are necessarily exposed outdoors and subject to the inclinations of nature. These include: temperature, heat, moisture, wind, dust, sun ultraviolet rays etc. Each of these inclinations acts differently on the PV modules operation, c...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i393980
Minadohona Maxime Capo-Chichi, Basile Bruno Kounouhéwa, Vianou Irénée Madogni & Macaire Agbomahéna·Advances in Research·2018
Dust is the lesser acknowledged factor that significantly influences the performance of the PV cells/modules. We investigated analytically from optical models, the performance degradation of the BPS150-36 Polycrystalline silicon module, caused by the natural dust deposition effec...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/43283
Temperature is extremely significant to the PV modules degradation process, especially hot spots, encapsulant bleaching, delamination failure on interconnections, corrosion, discoloration, and bubbles on the panel’s surface. We investigated the degradation of crystalline silicon...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/42864
Guy Hervé Hounguè, Basile Bruno Kounouhéwa, Mathias Adjimon Houékpohéha, Bernard Noukpo Tokpohozin & Vianou Irénée Madogni·Physical Science International Journal·2018
Wave energy recovery in coastal zones can provide mitigation of flooding and play a very important role in the protection of the coastline. Wave energy potential off the coast of Benin has been investigated from ECMWF ERA reanalysis (ERA40 + ERA-Interim). ERA data have been adjus...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/44226
Most of the shorelines around the world are affected by the phenomenon of coastal erosion, especially the Benin’s coastline. We investigated the parameters (significant height, peak period and peak direction) and wave energy potential offshore Benin from ECMWF ERAI reanalysis. ER...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/44341