EN 60904-4:2009

Photovoltaic devices - Part 4: Reference solar devices - Procedures for establishing calibration traceability

IEC 60904-4:2009 sets the requirements for calibration procedures intended to establish the traceability of photovoltaic reference solar devices to SI units as required by IEC 60904-2. Applies to photovoltaic (PV) reference solar devices that are used to measure the irradiance of natural or simulated sunlight for the purpose of quantifying the performance of PV devices. The use of a PV reference solar device is required in the application of IEC 60904-1 and IEC 60904-3.

Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 4: Referenz-Solarelemente - Verfahren zur Feststellung der Rückverfolgbarkeit der Kalibrierung

Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 4: Dispositifs solaires de référence - Procédures pour établir la traçabilité de l'étalonnage

La CEI 60904-4:2009 fixe les exigences relatives aux procédures d'étalonnage, dans le but d'établir la traçabilité des dispositifs solaires photovoltaïques de référence en unités SI, comme cela est stipulé par la CEI 60904-2. La présente norme s'applique aux dispositifs solaires photovoltaïques (PV) de référence utilisés pour mesurer l'éclairement énergétique de la lumière solaire naturelle ou simulée, afin de quantifier les performances des dispositifs PV. L'utilisation d'un dispositif solaire PV de référence est requise lors de l'application des CEI 60904-1 et CEI 60904-3.

Fotonapetostne naprave - 4. del: Postopki za vzpostavljanje sledljivosti kalibracije referenčnih sončnih naprav (IEC 60904-4:2009)

Ta del IEC 60904 postavlja zahteve za kalibracijske postopke, ki so namenjeni vzpostavljanju sledljivosti fotonapetostnih referenčnih sončnih naprav v enote SI, kot zahteva IEC 60904-2. Ta standard velja za fotonapetostne (PV) referenčne sončne naprave, ki se uporabljajo za merjenje obsevanja z naravno ali simulirano sončno svetlobo za količinsko ovrednotenje zmogljivosti fotonapetostnih naprav. Uporaba fotonapetostne referenčne sončne naprave se zahteva pri uporabi IEC 60904-1 in IEC 60904-3. Ta standard je napisan z upoštevanjem enostičnih fotonapetostnih referenčnih sončnih naprav, zlasti kristalnega silikona. Vendar je glavni del standarda dovolj splošen, da vključuje druge tehnologije. Metode, opisane v Dodatku A, so omejene na enostične tehnologije.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 29-Nov-2009
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Aug-2012
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 82 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 82 - IEC_TC_82
• Parallel Committee: IEC/TC 82 - IEC_TC_82
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 17-Dec-2022
• Completion Date: 17-Dec-2022
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60904-4:2010 - Photovoltaic devices -- Part 4: Procedure for establishing the traceability of the calibration of reference solar devices

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60904-4:2019 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 4: Reference solar devices - Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
• Effective Date: 24-Dec-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

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Photovoltaic devices -- Part 4: Procedure for establishing the traceability of the
calibration of reference solar devices
Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 4: Referenz-Solarelemente - Verfahren zur
Feststellung der Rückverfolgbarkeit der Kalibrierung
Dispositifs photovoltaïques -- Partie 4: Procédures pour établir la traçabilité de
l'étalonnage des dispositifs solaires de référence
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60904-4:2009
ICS:
27.160 6RQþQDHQHUJLMD Solar energy engineering
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60904-4
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 27.160
English version
Photovoltaic devices -
Part 4: Reference solar devices -
Procedures for establishing calibration traceability
(IEC 60904-4:2009)
Dispositifs photovoltaïques -  Photovoltaische Einrichtungen -
Partie 4: Dispositifs solaires de référence - Teil 4: Referenz-Solarelemente -
Procédures pour établir Verfahren zur Feststellung
la traçabilité de l'étalonnage der Rückverfolgbarkeit der Kalibrierung
(CEI 60904-4:2009) (IEC 60904-4:2009)

This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2009-09-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
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Ref. No. EN 60904-4:2009 E
Foreword
The text of document 82/533/CDV, future edition 1 of IEC 60904-4, prepared by IEC TC 82, Solar
photovoltaic energy systems, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60904-4 on 2009-09-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2010-06-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2012-09-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60904-4:2009 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60891 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60891:1994 (not modified).
IEC 60904-1 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-1:2006 (not modified).
IEC 60904-3 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-3:2008 (not modified).
IEC 60904-7 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-7:2009 (not modified).
IEC 60904-8 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-8:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60904-9 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-9:2007 (not modified).
IEC 61836 NOTE  Harmonized as CLC/TS 61836:2009 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year

1) 2)
IEC 60904-2 - Photovoltaic devices - EN 60904-2 2007
Part 2: Requirements for reference solar
devices
1) 2)
ISO/IEC 17025 - General requirements for the competence of EN ISO/IEC 17025 2005
testing and calibration laboratories

ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 2008 Uncertainty of measurement - - -
Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty
in measurement (GUM:1995)
1)
ISO 9059 - Solar energy - Calibration of field - -
pyrheliometers by comparison to a reference
pyrheliometer
1)
ISO 9846 - Solar energy - Calibration of a pyranometer - -
using a pyrheliometer
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 60904-4 ®
Edition 1.0 2009-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Photovoltaic devices –
Part 4: Reference solar devices – Procedures for establishing calibration
traceability
Dispositifs photovoltaïques –
Partie 4: Dispositifs solaires de référence – Procédures pour établir la traçabilité
de l'étalonnage
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
T
CODE PRIX
ICS 27.160 ISBN 2-8318-1044-6
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3
1 Scope and object.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 Requirements for traceable calibration procedures of PV reference solar devices .7
5 Uncertainty analysis .8
6 Calibration report.8
7 Marking .8
Annex A (informative) Examples of validated calibration procedures.10
Bibliography.24

Figure 1 – Schematic of most common reference instruments and transfer methods
used in the traceability chains for solar irradiance detectors. .7
Figure A.1 – Block diagram of differential spectral responsivity calibration
superimposing chopped monochromatic radiation DE(l) and DC bias radiation E .18
b
Figure A.2 – Optical arrangement of differential spectral responsivity calibration. .19
Figure A.3 – Schematic apparatus of the solar simulator method. .21

Table 1 – Examples of reference instruments, used in a traceability chain of time and
solar irradiance.7
Table A.1 – Typical uncertainty components (k = 2) of global sunlight method .15
Table A.2 – Typical uncertainty components (k = 2) of a differential spectral
responsivity calibration .18
Table A.3 – Example of uncertainty components (k = 2) of a solar simulator method
calibration.21
Table A.4 – Typical uncertainty components (k = 2) of a solar simulator method
calibration when WRR traceable cavity radiometer is used .21
Table A.5 – Typical uncertainty components (k = 2) of a direct sunlight method .23

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PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES –
Part 4: Reference solar devices –
Procedures for establishing calibration traceability

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60904-4 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar
photovoltaic energy systems.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
82/533/CDV 82/561/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of IEC 60904 series, under the general title Photovoltaic devices, can be
found on the IEC website.
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The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
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• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES –
Part 4: Reference solar devices –
Procedures for establishing calibration traceability

1 Scope and object
This part of IEC 60904 sets the requirements for calibration procedures intended to establish
the traceability of photovoltaic reference solar devices to SI units as required by IEC 60904-2.
This standard applies to photovoltaic (PV) reference solar devices that are used to measure
the irradiance of natural or simulated sunlight for the purpose of quantifying the performance
of PV devices. The use of a PV reference solar device is required in the application of
IEC 60904-1 and IEC 60904-3.
This standard has been written with single junction PV reference solar devices in mind, in
particular crystalline Silicon. However, th
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