Abstract
Flashing artificial light sources are used extensively in photovoltaic module performance testing and plant production lines. There are several means of attempting to measure the spectral distribution of a flash of light; however, many of these approaches generally capture the entire pulse energy. We report here on the design and performance of a system to capture the waveform of flash atindividual wavelengths of light. Any period within the flash duration can be selected, over which to integrate the flux intensity at each wavelength. The resulting spectral distribution is compared with the reference spectrum, resulting in a solar simulator classification.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 14 |
State | Published - 2008 |
Event | SPIE Optics and Photonics 2008 Conference: Optical Modeling and Measurements for Solar Energy Systems II - San Diego, California Duration: 10 Aug 2008 → 14 Aug 2008 |
Conference
Conference | SPIE Optics and Photonics 2008 Conference: Optical Modeling and Measurements for Solar Energy Systems II |
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City | San Diego, California |
Period | 10/08/08 → 14/08/08 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-581-43652
Keywords
- artificial light
- flash solar simulator
- monochromator
- pulse measurement system
- solar simulator classification
- spectral distribution
- spectroradiometers
- waveform capture