Proposed Reference Spectral Irradiance Standards to Improve Concentrating Photovoltaic System Design and Performance Evaluation

D. R. Myers; K. Emery; C. Gueymard

Proposed Reference Spectral Irradiance Standards to Improve Concentrating Photovoltaic System Design and Performance Evaluation

D. R. Myers, K. Emery, C. Gueymard

Chemistry and Nanoscience

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and the International Standards Organization (ISO) standard solar terrestrial spectra (ASTM G-159, IEC-904-3, ISO 9845-1) provide standard spectra for photovoltaic performance applications. Modern terrestrial spectral radiation models and knowledge of atmospheric physics are applied to develop suggested revisions to update the reference spectra. We use a moderately complex radiative transfer model (SMARTS2) to produce the revised spectra. SMARTS2 has been validated against the complex MODTRAN radiative transfer code and spectral measurements. The model is proposed as an adjunct standard to reproduce the reference spectra. The proposed spectra represent typical clear sky spectral conditions associated with sites representing reasonable photovoltaic energy production and weathering and durability climates. The proposed spectra are under consideration by ASTM.

Original language	American English
Pages	923-926
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2002
Event	Twenty-Ninth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 2002 - New Orleans, Louisiana Duration: 19 May 2002 → 24 May 2002

Conference

Conference	Twenty-Ninth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference 2002
City	New Orleans, Louisiana
Period	19/05/02 → 24/05/02

Bibliographical note

For preprint version including full text online document, see NREL/CP-520-31406

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NREL/CP-520-33725

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Proposed Reference Spectral Irradiance Standards to Improve Concentrating Photovoltaic System Design and Performance Evaluation

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