A potential induced degradation resistant photovoltaic solar module, comprising: a front cover-glass with a coating (17, 18, 19); wherein the coating includes: a nanoparticle additive comprising a metallic oxide, nitride or carbide; at least one of conductive carbon nanotubes or silver nanowires dispersed within the coating; or a nanoparticle additive selected from the group consisting of SnO 2, Al 2 O 3, Si 3 N 4, ZrO 2, HfO 2 and Ce 2 O 3; at least one photovoltaic solar cell with at least one layer of encapsulant disposed on a surface of the photovoltaic solar cell; and a back cover-sheet, wherein the front cover-glass with the coating has an anti-reflective property, a hydrophobic property and an enhanced ion-migration blocking property when compared to the same front cover-glass without the coating; and wherein the front cover-glass is coated on at least a front surface or a back surface; wherein a sheet resistance of the front cover-glass coating is less than 10 10 Ω/sq, and the coating (17, 18, 19) comprises a combination of sols having a formula: [RSi 2 O 0.5] a [RSiO 1.5] b [RSi O] c [R'Si 2 O 0.5] m [R'SiO 1,5] n [R'Si O] p [SiO 2] w [Si O 1.5] x [Si 2 O] y [Si 3 O 0.5] z where R is independently methyl or, optionally, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 hydroxyalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C20 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted (meth)acryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted glycidylether group, or a combination thereof; where R' is a fluorine substituted C3 alkyl group or optionally C4 to C10 alkyl group, a fluorine substituted C3 to C20 cycloalkyl group, a fluorine substituted C1 to C10 hydroxyalkyl group, a fluorine substituted aryl group, a fluorine substituted C2 to C20 heteroaryl group, a fluorine substituted C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a fluorine substituted carboxyl group, a fluorine substituted (meth)acryl group, a fluorine substituted glycidylether group, or a combination thereof; and 0 < a,b,c,w,x,y,z < 0.9, 0 ≤ m,n,p < 0.9, and a + b + c + m + n + p + w + x + y + z = 1. a front cover-glass with a coating (17, 18, 19); wherein the coating includes: a nanoparticle additive comprising a metallic oxide, nitride or carbide; at least one of conductive carbon nanotubes or silver nanowires dispersed within the coating; or a nanoparticle additive selected from the group consisting of SnO 2, Al 2 O 3, Si 3 N 4, ZrO 2, HfO 2 and Ce 2 O 3; at least one photovoltaic solar cell with at least one layer of encapsulant disposed on a surface of the photovoltaic solar cell; and a back cover-sheet, wherein the front cover-glass with the coating has an anti-reflective property, a hydrophobic property and an enhanced ion-migration blocking property when compared to the same front cover-glass without the coating; and wherein the front cover-glass is coated on at least a front surface or a back surface; wherein a sheet resistance of the front cover-glass coating is less than 10 10 Ω/sq, and the coating (17, 18, 19) comprises a combination of sols having a formula: [RSi 2 O 0.5] a [RSiO 1.5] b [RSi O] c [R'Si 2 O 0.5] m [R'SiO 1,5] n [R'Si O] p [SiO 2] w [Si O 1.5] x [Si 2 O] y [Si 3 O 0.5] z where R is independently methyl or, optionally, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C20 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 hydroxyalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C20 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C20 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted (meth)acryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted glycidylether group, or a combination thereof; where R' is a fluorine substituted C3 alkyl group or optionally C4 to C10 alkyl group, a fluorine substituted C3 to C20 cycloalkyl group, a fluorine substituted C1 to C10 hydroxyalkyl group, a fluorine substituted aryl group, a fluorine substituted C2 to C20 heteroaryl group, a fluorine substituted C2 to C10 alkenyl group, a fluorine substituted carboxyl group, a fluorine substituted (meth)acryl group, a fluorine substituted glycidylether group, or a combination thereof; and 0 < a,b,c,w,x,y,z < 0.9, 0 ≤ m,n,p < 0.9, and a + b + c + m + n + p + w + x + y + z = 1.