EN IEC 60904-1:2020

Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics

IEC 60904-1:2020 describes procedures for the measurement of current-voltage characteristics (I-V curves) of photovoltaic (PV) devices in natural or simulated sunlight. These procedures are applicable to a single PV solar cell, a sub-assembly of PV solar cells, or a PV module. This document is applicable to non-concentrating PV devices for use in terrestrial environments, with reference to (usually but not exclusively) the global reference spectral irradiance AM1.5 defined in IEC 60904-3. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2006. The main changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows: - Updated scope to include all conditions. - Added terms and definitions. - Reorganised document to avoid unnecessary duplication. - Added data analysis clause. - Added informative annexes (area measurement, PV devices with capacitance, dark I-V curves and effect of spatial non-uniformity of irradiance).

Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 1: Messen der photovoltaischen Strom-Spannungs-Kennlinien

Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 1: Mesurage des caractéristiques courant-tension des dispositifs photovoltaïques

l’IEC 60904-1:2020 décrit les procédures pour le mesurage des caractéristiques/courant-tension (courbes I-V) des dispositifs photovoltaïques (PV) sous éclairement solaire naturel ou simulé. Ces procédures sont applicables aux cellules solaires individuelles PV, aux sous-ensembles de cellules solaires PV ou aux modules PV. Le présent document s’applique aux dispositifs PV sans concentration destinés à être utilisés dans des environnements terrestres, en référence (habituellement mais pas exclusivement) à l’éclairement énergétique spectral de référence global AM1.5 défini dans l’IEC 60904-3. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 2006. Les principales modifications par rapport à l'édition précédente sont les suivantes: - Mise à jour du domaine d’application pour inclure toutes les conditions. - Ajout d’un article "Termes et définitions". - Réorganisation du document pour éviter les doublons inutiles. - Ajout d’un article "Analyse des données". - Ajout d’annexes informatives (mesurage de la surface, dispositifs PV à capacité, courbes I-V dans l’obscurité et effet de la non-uniformité spatiale de l’éclairement énergétique).

Fotonapetostne naprave - 1. del: Merjenje fotonapetostnih tokovno napetostnih karakteristik

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 12-Nov-2020
• ICS: 27.160 - Solar energy engineering
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 82 - Solar photovoltaic energy systems
• Drafting Committee: IEC/TC 82 - IEC_TC_82
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 13-Nov-2020
• Completion Date: 13-Nov-2020
• Ref Project: SIST EN IEC 60904-1:2021 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics

Relations

• Replaces: EN 60904-1:2006 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage characteristics
• Effective Date: 26-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 60904-1:2021
01-januar-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 60904-1:2007
Fotonapetostne naprave - 1. del: Merjenje fotonapetostnih tokovno napetostnih
karakteristik
Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic current-voltage
characteristics
Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 1: Messen der photovoltaischen
Strom-/Spannungskennlinien
Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 1: Mesure des caractéristiques courant-tension des
dispositifs photovoltaïques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 60904-1:2020
ICS:
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
SIST EN IEC 60904-1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 60904-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2020
ICS 27.160 Supersedes EN 60904-1:2006 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Photovoltaic devices - Part 1: Measurement of photovoltaic
current-voltage characteristics
(IEC 60904-1:2020)
Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 1: Mesurage des Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 1: Messen der
caractéristiques courant-tension des dispositifs photovoltaischen Strom-/Spannungskennlinien
photovoltaïques (IEC 60904-1:2020)
(IEC 60904-1:2020)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2020-10-30. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
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EN IEC 60904-1:2020 (E)
European foreword
The text of document 82/1760/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60904-1, prepared by IEC/TC 82 "Solar
photovoltaic energy systems" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 60904-1:2020.
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2021-07-30
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2023-10-30
document have to be withdrawn
This document supersedes EN 60904-1:2006 and all of its amendments and corrigenda (if any).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60904-1:2020 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 60904-1-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60904-1-1
IEC 61829 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61829
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 1  Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
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