Spectral network based on component cells under the SOPHIA European project
- Instituto de Energía Solar - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid (Spain)
- CEA-INES, 50 avenue du Lac Léman, 73375 Le Bourget-du-Lac (France)
- Fraunhofer ISE, Heidenhofstr. 2, 79110 Freiburg (Germany)
- ENEA, P.le E.Fermi 1, Località Granatello, 80055 Portici (Italy)
- RSE, Via Rubattino 54, 20134 Milan (Italy)
In the frame of the European project SOPHIA, a spectral network based on component (also called isotypes) cells has been created. Among the members of this project, several spectral sensors based on component cells and collimating tubes, so-called spectroheliometers, were installed in the last years, allowing the collection of minute-resolution spectral data useful for CPV systems characterization across Europe. The use of spectroheliometers has been proved useful to establish the necessary spectral conditions to perform power rating of CPV modules and systems. If enough data in a given period of time is collected, ideally a year, it is possible to characterize spectrally the place where measurements are taken, in the same way that hours of annual irradiation can be estimated using a pyrheliometer.
- OSTI ID:
- 22489007
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1679, Issue 1; Conference: CPV-11: 11. international conference on conventrator photovoltaictaic systems, Aix-les-Bains (France), 13-15 Apr 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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