Photovoltaic systems - Specification for solar trackers

IEC/TS 62727:2012(E) provides guidelines for the parameters to be specified for solar trackers for photovoltaic systems and provides recommendations for measurement techniques. The purpose of this test specification is to define the performance characteristics of trackers and describe the methods to calculate and/or measure critical parameters. This specification provides industry-wide definitions and parameters for solar trackers. Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy, solar trackers

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope and object . 7
2 Terms and definitions . 7
2.1 Photovoltaics (PV) . 7
2.2 Concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) . 7
2.3 Concentrator module (CPV module) . 7
2.4 Concentrator assembly . 8
3 Specifications for solar trackers for PV applications . 8
3.1 Specification template . 8
4 Tracker definitions and taxonomy . 10
4.1 General . 10
4.2 Payload types . 10
4.2.1 Standard photovoltaic (PV) module trackers . 10
4.2.2 Concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module trackers . 11
4.3 Rotational axes . 11
4.3.1 Single axis trackers .
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