An assessment of the results of calibrating 600 silicon PV reference devices

Author

Helmke, C. ; Zaaiman, W. ; Ossenbrink, H.

Author_Institution

Europ. Comm., Joint Res. Centre, Ispra, Italy

fYear

1996

fDate

13-17 May 1996

Firstpage

1267

Lastpage

1270

Abstract

This paper evaluates the calibration results for 600 solar irradiance sensors, (ESTI-Sensors). They were built in three different designs and by two different suppliers. In the second and third batch, sensors with black or white front sheets were produced. The quality of the product and of the calibration method itself are evaluated and discussed. The spread of calibration values was evaluated for each of the three designs separately. The calculated statistical distributions of values were normalised for better comparison. The results may improve the quality on both production and calibration and lower the cost of the product

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; calibration; electric sensing devices; elemental semiconductors; optical variables measurement; silicon; statistical analysis; sunlight; ESTI-Sensors; Si; Si reference PV devices; black front sheet; calibration method; product quality; solar irradiance sensor; solar irradiance sensors; statistical distributions; white front sheet; Calibration; Circuits; Costs; Diodes; Glass; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3166-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1996.564363

Filename

564363