Qualification standard for photovoltaic concentrator modules
Conference
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OSTI ID:756244
The paper describes a proposed qualification standard for photovoltaic concentrator modules. The standard's purpose is to provide stress tests and procedures to identify any component weakness in photovoltaic concentrator modules intended for power generation applications. If no weaknesses are identified during qualification, both the manufacturer and the customer can expect a more reliable product. The qualification test program for the standard includes thermal cycles, humidity-freeze cycles, water spray, off-axis beam damage, hail impact, hot-spot endurance, as well as electrical tests for performance, ground continuity, isolation, wet insulation resistance, and bypass diodes. Because concentrator module performance can not be verified using solar simulator and reference cell procedures suitable for flat-plate modules, the standard specifies an outdoor I-V test analysis allowing a performance comparison before and after a test procedure. Two options to this complex analysis are the use of a reference concentrator module for side-by-side outdoor comparison with modules undergoing various tests and a dark I-V performance check.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99GO10337;
- OSTI ID:
- 756244
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-590-28323
- Resource Type:
- Conference paper/presentation
- Conference Information:
- 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland (GB), 05/01/2000--05/05/2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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