Solar Reference Cell Calibration

The world pv scale standard is recognized as an international standard for calibrating reference cells used in the characterization of solar cells and modules.

Solar reference cell calibration. Historically reference cells calibrated in sunlight have been called primary cells and cells calibrated in solar simulators are called secondary cells. It consists of a readout device and a 2 x 2 cm calibrated solar cell made of monocrystalline silicon with a fused silica window. The standard crystalline silicon reference cell is a high quality precision sensor for the determination of solar simulator irradiance levels. To comply with the wpvs standard and the requirements of iec 60904 2 reference cells must meet a wide range of optical electrical thermal and mechanical criteria and be calibrated and.

Delivery times are long and prices are high. Our reference solar cell and meter is an integral part of solar simulator calibration and solar cell i v characterization. Calibration accuracy is 6 at the time of shipment. 1 calibration of a solar cell at am1 5 global stc spectral response from the range of 300 nm to 1200 nm using the filter monochromator iv characteristics with indication of v oc i sc u mpp i mpp p mpp ff and η.

On board the space shuttle the solar cell calibration experiment scce was conducted in two flights in 1983 84 where solar cells from different agencies institutions and space solar cell industries around the world were calibrated and returned back to earth 6. Rera solutions uses the radboud university nijmegen pv measurement facility to calibrate the cells. Enlitech uses unique optical filter technology to substantially reduce the spectral mismatch with the standard 20 mm x 20 mm si solar cell and unique optical filters it can be applicable to different. The calibration is done against an nrel calibrated reference cell.

Calibrated reference solar cell. Each 10 10 mm cell comes calibrated to deliver 100mv output at one am1 5g sun which can easily be read with any voltmeter. Model 15151 reference cells offer an entry level means for calibrated solar cell metrology. Low cost reference cell.

Being a solar cell measurement specialist rera solutions has developed various reference cells suited for different purposes. Solar reference cells abet technologies model 15150 reference cell quantitative metrology reference cells need to be used to allow both the initial system setting and later the maintenance of irradiance levels. 15151 low cost reference cell. Historically for space applications primary reference cell calibrations have relied on i sc measurements under spectral conditions as close to am0 as possible with locations such as high.

Src 2020 series solar reference cell is used for adjusting the intensity of solar simulator and measuring the characterization of i v.