The world photovoltaic scale: an international reference cell calibration program

199971 citationsJournal Article

Authors

C.R. Osterwald · National Renewable Energy Laboratory

S. I. Anevsky · All-Russian Research Institute for Optical and Physical Measurements

Klaus Bücher · Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems

A. K. Barua · Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

Phalguni Chaudhuri · Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science

J. Dubard · CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Fontenay-aux-roses

Abstract

This paper describes the World Photovoltaic Scale (WPVS) international reference cell calibration program. The WPVS provides a scale for PV performance measurements that has been established through round-robin calibration of a group of primary monocrystalline Si reference cells and is traceable to Système International (SI) units. Procedures for recalibration of the reference cell group have been devised, along with procedures for admittance and calibration of new reference cells. A reference cell package has been designed that meets the unique needs of the WPVS. It is hoped that the existing WPVS group will eventually be replaced with cells of the new design that have passed a comprehensive acceptance-test procedure. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Calibration and Measurement Techniques Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics

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Published in: Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications

Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 287-297

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199907/08)7:4<287::aid-pip259>3.0.co;2-i

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