SOLAR PANEL TEST SET

Abstract

The report describes the Solar Panel Test Set developed for testing solar cell panels in artificial sunlight at an equivalent sunlight intensity of 140 mW/sq.cm. The test set uses iodine-quartz (tungsten) lamps as the radiant- energy source, and the emerging radiation is uniformly reflected and totally diffused. An air conditioner, which is part of the test set, provides the cooling air necessary to control the temperature of the solar panel under test. The methods of calibrating the test set are described, and the accuracy of the measurements obtained when using artificial light as the radiation source is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0707345

Entities

People

  • William E. Ray

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Cells
  • Color Temperature
  • Control Systems
  • Energy
  • Instrumentation
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Short Circuits
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Panels
  • Solar Radiation
  • Sunlight
  • Test Fixtures

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Spectroscopy.