PV Module Monitoring

For accurate long-term performance testing of PV modules in outdoor operation, CalLab PV Modules is offering a newly developed data acquisition system. The measurement system has a modular structure and records high-resolution DC measurement data (IV curves) of individual modules. This allows laboratory measurements to be verified and complements comprehensive characterization of modules with respect to the yield properties for new types of technology like bifacial modules. CalLab PV Modules offers this new service throughout the world. The data analysis by Fraunhofer ISE can be adapted according to the client’s requirements, so that all relevant parameters are available with the highest accuracy to our clients.

Some References

• 32 modules system at Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg, Germany, since 2007
• 22 modules system in the research station “Schneefernerhaus” on the Zugspitze, since 2008
• 22 modules system at the Instituto Technológico de Canarias, Canary Islands, since 2008
• 16 modules system at Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg, Germany, since 2009
• 16 modules system at Fraunhofer CSP in Boston, USA, since 2011
• 16 modules system at the Solar Test Laboratory CFV in Albuquerque, USA, since 2011
• 2x16 modules systems for Soitec for the application in CPV
• 64 modules systems in Freiburg, Germany, since March 2013
• 14 modules system in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, since September 2013
• 16 modules systems in Freiburg, Germany, since September 2016

For additional information please visit the working field:

Service Life and Failure Analysis