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  • IEC 60904-2:2015 RLV

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    Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: Requirements for photovoltaic reference devices

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Superseded date:  19-06-2023

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  23-01-2015

    Publisher:  International Electrotechnical Committee

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Selection of reference device
    5 Temperature measurement
    6 Electrical connections
    7 Calibration
    8 Report
    9 Marking
    10 Packaging
    11 Care of reference devices
    12 Calibration of secondary reference devices against
       a primary reference cell
    13 Calibration of working reference device against a secondary
       reference device
    Bibliography

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    IEC 60904-2:2015 RLV contains both the official IEC International Standard and its Redline version. The Redline version is available in English only and provides you with a quick and easy way to compare all the changes between the official IEC Standard and its previous edition.
    IEC 60904-2:2015 gives requirements for the classification, selection, packaging, marking, calibration and care of photovoltaic reference devices. This standard covers photovoltaic reference devices used to determine the electrical performance of photovoltaic cells, modules and arrays under natural and simulated sunlight. The main technical changes with regard to the previous edition are as follows:
    - addition of a test procedure in simulated sunlight of subsequent measurement of primary and secondary reference device;
    - definition of standard test conditions;
    - reduction of allowed diffuse component for secondary reference cell calibration.

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    Committee TC 82
    Development Note Supersedes IEC 60904-6. (03/2007) Stability Date: 2021. (01/2015)
    Document Type Redline
    Publisher International Electrotechnical Committee
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 60891:2010 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    CSA C22.2 No. 61730-2 :2011 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
    EN 61215-2 : 2017 COR 2018 TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL - PART 2: TEST PROCEDURES (IEC 61215-2:2016/COR1:2018)
    EN 60904-3:2016 Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
    EN 61829:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) array - On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    EN 62670-3:2017 Photovoltaic concentrators (CPV) - Performance testing - Part 3: Performance measurements and power rating
    EN 61724-1:2017 Photovoltaic system performance - Part 1: Monitoring
    EN 61646:2008 THIN-FILM TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL
    EN 60904-1:2006 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 1: MEASUREMENT OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CURRENT-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS
    CSA C22.2 No. 61730-2 : 2011 : INC : AMD 1 : 2013 : R2016 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
    BS EN 61730-2 : 2007 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
    EN 60904-7:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
    EN 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
    BS EN 60891:2010 Photovoltaic devices. Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    EN 60904-5:2011 Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method
    EN 61853-1:2011 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
    EN 60904-4:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Part 4: Reference solar devices - Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
    CSA C22.2 No. 61730-2 : 2011 : INC : AMD 1 : 2013 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
    EN 61724:1998 Photovoltaic system performance monitoring - Guidelines for measurement, data exchange and analysis
    EN 61730-2:2007/A1:2012 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2004/A1:2011)
    EN 61853-2:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 2: Spectral responsivity, incidence angle and module operating temperature measurements
    CSA C22.2 No. 61730-2 : 2011 : INC : UPD 1 : 2013 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
    BS EN 61853-1:2011 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
    EN IEC 61730-2:2018/AC:2018-06 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE SAFETY QUALIFICATION - PART 2: REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING (IEC 61730-2:2016)
    EN 60904-6:1994/A1:1998 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 6: REQUIREMENTS FOR REFERENCE SOLAR MODULES
    EN 60904-1-1:2017 Photovoltaic devices - Part 1-1: Measurement of current-voltage characteristics of multi-junction photovoltaic (PV) devices
    EN 62124:2005 Photovoltaic (PV) stand-alone systems - Design verification
    I.S. EN 60904-5:2011 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 5: DETERMINATION OF THE EQUIVALENT CELL TEMPERATURE (ECT) OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) DEVICES BY THE OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE METHOD
    UNE-EN 61853-2:2017 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 2: Spectral responsivity, incidence angle and module operating temperature measurements
    CLC/TS 61836:2009 Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
    BIS IS 12762-4 : 2014 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 4: REFERENCE SOLAR DEVICES - PROCEDURES FOR ESTABLISHING CALIBRATION TRACEABILITY
    IEC TS 62257-7-1:2010 Recommendations for small renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification - Part 7-1: Generators - Photovoltaic generators
    BIS IS 16077 : 2013 THIN-FILM TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES - DESIGN QUALIFICATION AND TYPE APPROVAL
    BS EN 60904-9:2007 Photovoltaic devices Solar simulator performance requirements
    DD CLC/TS 61836:2009 Solar photovoltaic energy systems. Terms, definitions and symbols
    UNE-EN 60904-5:2012 Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method
    BS EN 60904-1:2006 Photovoltaic devices Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 60904-5:2011 Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method
    IEC 60904-6:1994 Photovoltaic devices - Part 6: Requirements for reference solar modules
    BS EN 50461:2006 Solar cells. Datasheet information and product data for crystalline silicon solar cells
    BS EN 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. Design qualification and type approval
    BS EN 60904-3:2008 Photovoltaic devices Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
    IEC 60364-7-712:2017 Low voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems
    IEC 60904-3:2016 Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
    IEC 60891:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    IEC 60904-1:2006 Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 62124:2004 Photovoltaic (PV) stand alone systems - Design verification
    IEC 61724:1998 Photovoltaic system performance monitoring - Guidelines for measurement, data exchange and analysis
    IEC 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
    BIS IS 12762-5 : 2014 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 5: DETERMINATION OF THE EQUIVALENT CELL TEMPERATURE (ECT) OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) DEVICES BY THE OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE METHOD
    BIS IS 12762-7 : 2013 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 7: COMPUTATION OF THE SPECTRAL MISMATCH CORRECTION FOR MEASUREMENTS OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES
    IEC TS 62941:2016 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Guideline for increased confidence in PV module design qualification and type approval
    NF EN 60891 : 2010 PROCEDURES FOR TEMPERATURE AND IRRADIANCE CORRECTIONS TO MEASURED I-V CHARACTERISTICS
    UNE-EN 61829:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) array - On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    IEC 61853-1:2011 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating - Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
    BIS IS 12762-3 : 2013 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 3: MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SOLAR DEVICES WITH REFERENCE SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE DATA
    BS IEC 62548:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) arrays. Design requirements
    PD IEC/TS 62941:2016 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. Guidelines for increased confidence in PV module design qualification and type approval
    IEC TS 61836:2016 RLV Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
    BS EN 60904-6:1995 Photovoltaic devices Requirements for reference solar modules
    UNE-EN 61853-1:2011 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating -- Part 1: Irradiance and temperature performance measurements and power rating
    BS EN 60904-4:2009 Photovoltaic devices Reference solar devices. Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
    IEC 62670-3:2017 Photovoltaic concentrators (CPV) - Performance testing - Part 3: Performance measurements and power rating
    IEC 61724-1:2017 Photovoltaic system performance - Part 1: Monitoring
    IEC 60364-7-712:2017 RLV Low voltage electrical installations - Part 7-712: Requirements for special installations or locations - Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems
    IEC 61730-2:2016 RLV Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing
    BS EN 62670-3:2017 Photovoltaic concentrators (CPV). Performance testing Performance measurements and power rating
    BS EN 60904-1-1:2017 Photovoltaic devices Measurement of current-voltage characteristics of multi-junction photovoltaic (PV) devices
    BS EN 61724:1998 Photovoltaic system performance monitoring. Guidelines for measurement, data exchange and analysis
    BS EN 61215-2:2017 Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. Design qualification and type approval Test procedures
    BS EN 61829:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) array. On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    BS EN 61853-2:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module performance testing and energy rating Spectral responsivity, incidence angle and module operating temperature measurements
    BS EN 60904-7:2009 Photovoltaic devices Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
    IEC 61730-2:2016 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing
    BS EN 61646:2008 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. Design qualification and type approval
    BS EN 60904-5:2011 Photovoltaic devices Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method
    IEC 61829:2015 Photovoltaic (PV) array - On-site measurement of current-voltage characteristics
    PD IEC/TS 61836:2016 Solar photovoltaic energy systems. Terms, definitions and symbols
    BS EN 62124:2005 Photovoltaic (PV) stand-alone systems. Design verification
    BIS IS 12763 : 2013 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PROCEDURES FOR TEMPERATURE AND IRRADIANCE CORRECTIONS TO MEASURED I-V CHARACTERISTICS
    IEC 61646:2008 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
    UNE-EN 60891:2010 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
    BIS IS 16170-1 : 2014 PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULE PERFORMANCE TESTING AND ENERGY RATING - PART 1: IRRADIANCE AND TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS AND POWER RATING
    IEC TS 61836:2007 Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
    PD IEC/TS 62548:2013 Photovoltaic (PV) arrays. Design requirements
    UNE-EN 60904-4:2011 Photovoltaic devices - Part 4: Reference solar devices - Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
    UNE-EN 61730-2:2007 Photovoltaic (PV) module safety qualification - Part 2: Requirements for testing

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    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 60904-5:2011 Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: Determination of the equivalent cell temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV) devices by the open-circuit voltage method
    IEC 60904-9:2007 Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements
    IEC TS 61836:2007 Solar photovoltaic energy systems - Terms, definitions and symbols
    IEC 60904-3 : 3.0 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - PART 3: MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SOLAR DEVICES WITH REFERENCE SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE DATA
    IEC 60904-8:2014 Photovoltaic devices - Part 8: Measurement of spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic (PV) device
    IEC 60904-4:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Part 4: Reference solar devices - Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
    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
    IEC 60891:2009 Photovoltaic devices - Procedures for temperature and irradiance corrections to measured I-V characteristics
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