Standard testing of photovoltaic modules for use in renewable energy education
Agar, D., & Korppi-Tommola, J. (2015). Standard testing of photovoltaic modules for use in renewable energy education. Lumat, 3 (5), 693-701. Retrieved from http://www.luma.fi/file_download/639
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A photovoltaic laboratory exercise has been devised and used in the educational curriculum
of the Renewable Energy Programme at the University of Jyväskylä. The purpose of the experimental
tasks is to give students of renewable energy a good understanding of standard testing procedures used
in industry for characterising photovoltaic modules and to provide practical skills in sizing simple
photovoltaic installations. Herein the experimental set-up, basic theory and measurement procedure
are described. The experimental apparatus is simple to assemble and uses both standard laboratory
equipment and recycled components. From the experimental results, the tested PV cell had a
maximum efficiency of 1.4 %, a fill factor of 0.58 and an electrical power production of 300 mW at the
maximum power point of operation under standard testing irradiance of 1000 W/m2. At this power
output, the load resistance was 0.15 k and module temperature was 25 ± 2ºC.
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