Title :
New instrumentation for measuring spectral effects during outdoor and indoor PV device testing
Author :
Cannon, Theodore W. ; Hulstrom, Roland L. ; Trudell, David T.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
It is well known that the performance of any photovoltaic (PV) device is a function of the spectral response of the device and the spectral content of the optical radiation. In a PV device testing environment, the spectral characteristics of the radiation must be taken into account. The purpose of this work is to describe some instrumentation being developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to quantify spectral characteristics for both outdoor and indoor test environments for solar cells
Keywords :
calibration; instrumentation; optical variables measurement; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; test equipment; test facilities; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; PV device testing; indoor testing; instrumentation; optical radiation; outdoor testing; performance; solar cells; spectral characteristics; spectral effects; spectral response; testing environment; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Instruments; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Testing; Time measurement; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1993., Conference Record of the Twenty Third IEEE
Conference_Location :
Louisville, KY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1220-1
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1993.346956
