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Solar: Electronics Reliability • Brittle fracture analysis to evaluate hail impact • Thermo-mechanical modeling for solder joint and thermal cell reliability • Package drop simulation and vibration analysis to prevent shipping and installation failures • Design solar panels which can withstand harsh environmental conditions • Improve reliability, reduce unforseen failures affecting energy delivery • Increase cost effectiveness against fossil fuels • Design photovoltaic solar panels as long-term sustainable energy source, providing reliable alternative to fossil fuels • Increase reliability of solar panels Customer Goals Solution Benefits References D'Angola, A., et. al., "Theoretical and Numerical Study of a Photovoltaic System with Active Fluid Cooling by a Fully-Coupled 3D Thermal and Electric Model," Energies, 2020, 13, 852. Hasan, O., et. al., "Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules," Proceedings of IMECE12, Nov. 2012. Thermal Cycling Effects on PV Structure, Including Interconnects Vibrational Analysis for Shipping Physics of Failure for Electronics Components Layered PV Structure with Interconnects Ice Impact & Drop: Peridynamics for Brittle Materials