The Effect of Inverter Failures on the Return on Investment of Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Return on investment (ROI) analyses of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems used for residential usage have typically shown that at least 10 to 12 years is needed to break even, with this amount varying based on tax credits and reliability. This paper discusses the challenges with the reliability of curr...

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Main Authors: Tyler J. Formica, Hassan Abbas Khan, Michael G. Pecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8039151/