BS EN 60904-8:2014
Photovoltaic devices Measurement of spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic (PV) device
| Standard number: | BS EN 60904-8:2014 |
| Pages: | 26 |
| Released: | 2014-10-31 |
| ISBN: | 978 0 580 79766 8 |
| Status: | Standard |
BS EN 60904-8:2014
This standard BS EN 60904-8:2014 Photovoltaic devices is classified in these ICS categories:
- 27.160 Solar energy engineering
This International Standard specifies the requirements for the measurement of the spectral responsivity of both linear and non-linear photovoltaic devices. It is only applicable to single-junction devices. The spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic device is used in cell development and cell analysis, as it provides a measure of recombination and other processes occurring inside the semiconductor or cell material system.
The spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic device is used for the correction of the spectral mismatch if a PV device is calibrated in a setup where the measurement spectrum is different from the reference spectral irradiance data given in IEC 60904‑3 and a reference device with a different spectral responsivity to the device under test is used. This procedure is given in IEC 60904‑7 .