High-Speed Multi-Channel System for Solar Simulator Irradiance Non-Uniformity Measurement

Rivola, Davide and Dittmann, Sebastian and Pravettoni, Mauro and Friesen, Gabriele and Chianese, Domenico (2014) High-Speed Multi-Channel System for Solar Simulator Irradiance Non-Uniformity Measurement. In: 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 8-13 Jun 2014, Denver, Colorado, USA. (In Press)

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Abstract

We present a new tool for the measurement of the non-uniformity of a large-area pulsed solar simulator according to IEC 60904-9. We realized a prototype portable unit that can be controlled via a single USB port of a notebook. The system is composed by several photovoltaic cells and a series of custom designed electronic boards, allowing a high-speed multi-channel sampling of a single pulse. We describe the main components and the design solution, which is using readily available standard electronic and software components, allowing a possible industrialization of the system. Finally we present preliminary results of the prototype unit testing.

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