Information processing apparatus, control method, and program

A control method of a device for predicting useful life of a photovoltaic module, the method comprising:

• acquiring 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 capable of outputting predetermined electric power;
• acquiring second information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that the photovoltaic module undergoes per a predetermined time in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed, the second information generated based on information about daily maximum temperatures of the photovoltaic module in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed;
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• based on input of the first information and the second information, outputting 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.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a control program for a device that predicts useful life of a photovoltaic module, the control program executing process of:

• acquiring 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;
• acquiring second information indicating an amount of hygrothermal stress that the photovoltaic module undergoes per a predetermined time in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed, the second information generated based on information about daily maximum temperatures of the photovoltaic module in the field where the photovoltaic module is deployed;
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• based on input of the first information and the second information, outputting 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.

A control method of a device for predicting useful life of a photovoltaic module, the method comprising:

• acquiring first information indicating a representative value of a temperature of a photovoltaic module deployed in the field throughout a year;
• acquiring second information indicating a correlation between the temperature and/or a humidity of the photovoltaic module and a period during which the photovoltaic module outputs predetermined electric power, the correlation obtained from results of two or more tests performed under different environment conditions;
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• outputting, based on the first information and the second information, result information about a predicted period during which the photovoltaic module is expected output the predetermined electric power in the field.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that stores a control program for a device that predicts useful life of a photovoltaic module, the control program executing process of:

• acquiring first information indicating a representative value of a temperature of a photovoltaic module deployed in the field throughout a year;
• acquiring second information indicating a correlation between the temperature and/or a humidity of the photovoltaic module and a period during which the photovoltaic module outputs predetermined electric power, the correlation obtained from results of two or more tests performed under different environment conditions;
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• outputting, based on the first information and the second information, result information about a predicted period during which the photovoltaic module is expected output the predetermined electric power in the field.