PV module spectral response measurements - Data and Resources
- PV Performance Labs., Freiburg (Germany); National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
"This dataset includes spectral response curves for 12 commercial silicon module types that are deployed at SNL in Albuquerque. The modules chosen for evaluation were originally purchased by SNL for the PV Lifetime project (renamed to Systems Long-Term Evaluation [SLTE]). The majority of those modules are deployed outdoors for long-term evaluation, but several modules of each type were placed in storage for future comparison purposes. One stored module of each type was sent to NREL for the spectral response measurements. NREL used the recently developed Module Quantum Efficiency (QE) test bed. What makes this system unique is that it scans the entire module automatically, taking one or more measurements on each cell. Using the mean of these measurements at each wavelength leads to improvements in spectral mismatch correction and module power measurements but having the individual measurements also makes it possible to identify outlier cells, which could be useful for investigating underperforming modules. All measurements were performed nominally at 25°C"
- Research Organization:
- EMN-DURMAT (EMN-DuraMAT); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- Contributing Organization:
- PV Performance Labs
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 2204677
- Availability:
- Public
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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