Intertek CEA published an article detailing the Root Cause Analysis and defect rates on in-field Junction box failures, with Michael Scott and Claire Kearns-McCoy breaking down the top three causes.

Intertek CEA, a solar and storage technical advisory firm, provides quality assurance and independent engineering solutions worldwide. We serve financial institutions, project developers, EPCs, IPPs, and power plant owners. From our base in China, Intertek CEA’s quality control engineers travel worldwide to conduct upstream in-factory technical evaluations, including factory audits, production monitoring and pre-shipment product inspections. Our US-based product management and engineering (IE/OE) teams provide support throughout the project life cycle, from upstream supply chain management and supplier benchmarking, to downstream system design, construction, commissioning, performance assessment, re-power and optimization as well as warranty support. We serve the solar and storage industries through our expertise in PV modules, racking, inverters and energy storage systems. Since 2008, Intertek CEA has reduced buyers’ risks and improved returns on investments via quality assurance, technical and financial due diligence and engineering services covering more than 260 GW in over 85 countries.