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Authors: George Koutsourakis (NPL), James Blakesley (NPL) Introduction The PV-Enerate consortium partners have created an online course: 'PV Module Performance Measurements and Energy Rating'. The course is free to access to...
Authors: C. Schinke (ISFH), D. Hinken (ISFH), I. Kröger (PTB) The application of spectral mismatch corrections in solar cell calibrations according to the IEC 60904 standard series requires measuring the spectral irradiance...
Michael Rauer, Alexandra Schmid; Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) For the measurement of the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of bifacial solar devices, different measurement procedures have been...
Stefan Riechelmann, Hendrik Sträter; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany To perform Energy Rating (ER) for PV modules according to the IEC 61853 standard (IEC 61853-3), several input parameters are needed: ...
George Koutsourakis, James Blakesley; National Physical Laboratory (NPL), United Kingdom 1. Introduction The procedures for the measurement of the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and bifaciality parameters of bifacial...
Ana Gracia Amillo, Robert Kenny,Juan Lopez-Garcia; European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), ItalyRuben Roldan Molinero, Gabi Friesen; Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI) Switzerland In...
Malte Ruben Vogt, Carsten Schinke, Karsten Bothe; Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH), Germany Bifacial PV cells and modules convert light incident onto the front as well as the rear side. The ability to use light...