학술논문

Improved Field Evaluation of Reference Cell Using Spectral Measurements
Document Type
Conference
Source
2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019 IEEE 46th. :3156-3163 Jun, 2019
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Reference solar cells
spectral measurements
one-axis tracker
pyranometer
resource assessment
Language
Abstract
Output from a reference solar cell mounted on a one-axis tracking surface is investigated using 350 nm to 1650 nm spectral irradiance measurements on selected days throughout the year. Comparisons are made to a Class-A pyranometer also mounted on the tracking surface. The ratio of the reference cell’s measurements to reference pyranometer measurements exhibit systematic biases over the day and year. Most of this bias is linked to spectral, temperature, and angle-of-incident effects that differ for the reference cell and the pyranometer. The comparison is done for selected clear and totally cloudy days to determine the magnitude of the effects and to characterize they influence the measurements made with reference cells.