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I.S. EN 60904-9:2007

Superseded

Superseded

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PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 9: SOLAR SIMULATOR PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-12-2020

Superseded by

I.S. EN IEC 60904-9:2020

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2007

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FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
  3.1 solar simulator
  3.2 test plane
  3.3 designated test area
  3.4 data sampling time
  3.5 data acquisition time
  3.6 time for acquiring the I-V characteristic
  3.7 effective irradiance
  3.8 spectral range
  3.9 spectral match
  3.10 non-uniformity of irradiance in the test plane
  3.11 temporal instability of irradiance
  3.12 solar simulator classification
4 Simulator requirements
5 Measurement procedures
  5.1 Introductory remarks
  5.2 Spectral match
  5.3 Non-uniformity of irradiance on the test plane
  5.4 Temporal instability of irradiance
  5.4.1 Solar simulators for I-V measurement
  5.4.2 Solar simulators for irradiance exposure
6 Name plate and data sheet
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Bibliography

Describes classifications of solar simulators for use in indoor measurements of terrestrial photovoltaic devices, solar simulators are classified as A, B or C for each of the three categories based on criteria of spectral distribution match, irradiance non-uniformity on the test plane and temporal instability.

DevelopmentNote
For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 60904-9 : 2008 Identical
BS EN 60904-9:2007 Identical
IEC 60904-9:2007 Identical
EN 60904-9 : 2007 Identical
NF EN 60904-9 : 2008 Identical

EN 60904-3:2016 Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
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
IEC 60904-8:2014 Photovoltaic devices - Part 8: Measurement of spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic (PV) device
IEC 61646:2008 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
IEC 60904-2:2015 RLV Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: Requirements for photovoltaic reference devices
IEC 60904-7:2008 Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
IEC 60904-3:2016 Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data

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