EN 60904-9:2007

Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements

Gives requirements for solar simulators used for indoor testing of terrestrial flat plate (non-concentrating) photovoltaic devices in c onjunction with a spectrally matched reference device.

Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 9: Leistungsanforderungen an Sonnensimulatoren

Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 9: Exigences pour le fonctionnement des simulateurs solaires

Définit les classifications des simulateurs solaires utilisés pour des mesures en intérieur sur des dispositifs photovoltaïques terrestres; les simulateurs solaires sont classés en catégorie A, B ou C, chacune de ces trois catégories étant basée sur des critères d'équilibre de répartition spectrale, de non-uniformité de l'éclairement sur le plan d'essai et d'instabilité temporelle. Fournit les méthodologies requises pour déterminer les caractéristiques fournies par un simulateur solaire dans chacune des catégories. Le principal changement par rapport à l'édition précédente consiste en une redéfinition de la classification et de nouvelles procédures d'essai.

Fotonapetostne naprave - 9. del: Zahtevane lastnosti sončnega simulatorja (IEC 60904-9:2007)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 13-Nov-2007
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Oct-2010
• 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: 23-Oct-2023
• Completion Date: 23-Oct-2023
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60904-9:2008 - Photovoltaic devices -- Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60904-9:2020 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Classification of solar simulator characteristics
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2019

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements
Photovoltaische Einrichtungen - Teil 9: Leistungsanforderungen an Sonnensimulatoren
Dispositifs photovoltaïques - Partie 9: Exigences pour le fonctionnement des simulateurs
solaires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60904-9:2007
ICS:
27.160
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60904-9
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 27.160
English version
Photovoltaic devices -
Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements
(IEC 60904-9:2007)
Dispositifs photovoltaïques -  Photovoltaische Einrichtungen -
Partie 9: Exigences pour le Teil 9: Leistungsanforderungen
fonctionnement des simulateurs solaires an Sonnensimulatoren
(CEI 60904-9:2007) (IEC 60904-9:2007)

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Ref. No. EN 60904-9:2007 E
Foreword
The text of document 82/488/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 60904-9, prepared by IEC TC 82, Solar
photovoltaic energy systems, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as EN 60904-9 on 2007-11-01.
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) 2008-08-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-11-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60904-9:2007 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 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-1:2006 (not modified).
IEC 60904-2 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-2:2007 (not modified).
IEC 60904-7 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-7:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60904-8 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-8:1998 (not modified).
IEC 60904-10 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 60904-10:1998 (not modified).
IEC 61215 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61215:2005 (not modified).
IEC 61646 NOTE  Harmonized as EN 61646:1997 (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 60904-3 - Photovoltaic devices - EN 60904-3 1993
Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial
photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference
spectral irradiance data
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

IEC 60904-9
Edition 2.0 2007-10
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
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Photovoltaic devices –
Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements

Dispositifs photovoltaïques –
Partie 9: Exigences pour le fonctionnement des simulateurs solaires

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

1 Scope and object.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
3.1 solar simulator.5
3.2 test plane .6
3.3 designated test area.6
3.4 data sampling time .6
3.5 data acquisition time .6
3.6 time for acquiring the I-V characteristic .6
3.7 effective irradiance.6
3.8 spectral range .7
3.9 spectral match.7
3.10 non-uniformity of irradiance in the test plane .7
3.11 temporal instability of irradiance.7
3.12 solar simulator classification.8
4 Simulator requirements .8
5 Measurement procedures .9
5.1 Introductory remarks .9
5.2 Spectral match .9
5.3 Non-uniformity of irradiance on the test plane .10
5.4 Temporal instability of irradiance.11
5.4.1 Solar simulators for I-V measurement.11
5.4.2 Solar simulators for irradiance exposure.13
6 Name plate and data sheet.13

Bibliography.15

Figure 1 – Evaluation of STI for a long pulse solar simulator.12
Figure 2 – Evaluation of STI for a short pulse solar simulator .12

Table 1 – Global reference solar spectral irradiance distribution given in IEC 60904-3.7
Table 2 – Definition of solar simulator classifications .8
Table 3 – Example of solar simulator rating measurements.9

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PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES –
Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 60904-9 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 82: Solar
photovoltaic energy systems.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition issued in 1995. It constitutes a
technical revision.
The main technical changes with respect to the previous edition are as follows:
• Added “Terms and definitions” clause
• Redefinition of solar simulator classification
• Added procedures for the measurement of classification parameters: Spectral match,
temporal instability, non-uniformity of irradiance
• Provided details and guidance to address technology specific measurement effects
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:

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FDIS Report on voting
82/488/FDIS 82/498/RVD
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 the IEC 60904 series, under the general title Photovoltaic devices, can be
found on the IEC web site.
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,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES –
Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements

1 Scope and object
IEC standards for photovoltaic devices require the use of specific classes of solar simulators
deemed appropriate for specific tests. Solar simulators can be either used for performance
measurements of PV devices or endurance irradiation tests. This part of IEC 60904 provides
the definitions of and means for determining simulator classifications. In the case of PV
performance measurements, using a solar simulator of high class does not eliminate the need
to quantify the influence of the simulator on the measurement by making spectral mismatch
corrections and analyzing the influences of uniformity of irradiance of the test plane and
temporal stability on th
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