Title :
Primary reference cell calibrations, at SERI: history and methods
Author :
Osterwald, C.R. ; Emery, K.A. ; Myers, D.R. ; Hart, R.E.
Author_Institution :
Solar Energy Res. Inst., Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
The tabular calibration method used at the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) for primary reference solar cells is derived and described in detail. An uncertainty analysis shows that the tabular method should have a total uncertainty of ±1.0%; data from five years of calibrations are then shown to support this analysis. Results from SERI´s tabular method are compared with terrestrial calibrations performed by the NASA Lewis Research Center in the late 1970s
Keywords :
calibration; measurement standards; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; SERI; accuracy; calibrations; primary reference solar cells; semiconductor device testing; tabular method; uncertainty analysis; Calibration; Energy measurement; History; Measurement uncertainty; NASA; Photovoltaic systems; Radiometry; Research and development; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1990., Conference Record of the Twenty First IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kissimmee, FL
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1990.111780
