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  • BS EN 60904-5:2011

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    Photovoltaic devices Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  23-01-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-06-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope and object
    2 Normative references
    3 Measurement principle and requirements
    4 Apparatus
    5 Determination of required input parameters
    6 Procedure
    7 Calculation of equivalent cell temperature
    8 Test report
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

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    Specifies the preferred method for determining the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of PV devices (cells, modules and arrays of one type of module), for the purposes of comparing their thermal characteristics, determining NOCT (nominal operating cell temperature) and translating measured I-V characteristics to other temperatures.

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    IEC 60904-5:2011 describes the preferred method for determining the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of PV devices (cells, modules and arrays of one type of module), for the purposes of comparing their thermal characteristics, determining NOCT (nominal operating cell temperature) and translating measured I-V characteristics to other temperatures. The main technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows:
    - added method on how to extract the input parameters;
    - rewritten method on how to calculate ECT;
    - reworked formulae to be in line with IEC 60891.

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    Committee GEL/82
    Development Note Supersedes 10/30218180 DC. (06/2011)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    EN 60904-2:2015 Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: Requirements for photovoltaic reference devices
    IEC 60904-1:2006 Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 60904-10:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Part 10: Methods of linearity measurement
    IEC 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
    EN 60904-1:2006 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 1: MEASUREMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
    EN 61829:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) array - On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 61829:2015 Photovoltaic (PV) array - On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 60904-2:2015 RLV Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: Requirements for photovoltaic reference devices
    EN 60904-7:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
    IEC 60904-7:2008 Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
    EN 60891:2010 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    EN 60904-10:2010 Photovoltaic devices - Part 10: Methods of linearity measurement
    IEC 60904-2 : 3.0EN+(REDLINE+VERSION) PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC REFERENCE DEVICES
    IEC 60891:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    EN 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
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