Burn Marks On Solar Panels

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Burn marks on solar panels.

6 months into use my inverter failed due to a build up of ants in it. Was advised by australian solar council to turn panels off immediately as it can cause a fire. Recently noticed they all have brown burn marks on them commonly known as hot spots. Cheap chinese panels do this the likes of ebay gear been there done that refunded under warranty.

How can i get a. If you had a stack of factory wrapped cells you would see the marks all lined up on the edge of the cells in the stack. Ive got et panels now no issues at all. I had a 5x100w solar panel installation with a grid tie inverter as load.

A new model number bp365ts has been added to the list of eligible class panels. Unfortunately i wasn t at home at that time and only came back 2 months later. Hi i had my panels installed by clear solar early 2011. In both cases the inverter which converts solar power into electricity you can use was the culprit.

If you have bp solar panels you may be entitled to replacement of the solar panels and or a new inverter from a class action settlement. Id be chasing warranty if it was my setup. We manage 800 mw of sustainable energy assets for our clients and we regularly see that production loss on solar assets is attributable to the panels. I buy and sell solar panels and have noticed these markings on many panels from many.

When i checked the panels there were burn marks in two of them. Pecan street a university of texas based energy research center monitored solar systems on 255 homes with rooftop solar over four years and reported just two major failures during that time. Welcome to the bp solar panel settlement website. Probably the soldering point from cell assembly or burn mark from the iron how much do solar panels cost.