IEC 60904-8:2014 PDF

Scope: This International Standard specifies the requirements for the measurement of the spectral responsivity of both linear and non-linear photovoltaic devices. It is only applicable to singlejunction devices. The spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic device is used in cell development and cell analysis@ as it provides a measure of recombination and other processes occurring inside the semiconductor or cell material system. The spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic device is used for the correction of the spectral mismatch if a PV device is calibrated in a setup where the measurement spectrum is different from the reference spectral irradiance data given in IEC 60904-3 and a reference device with a different spectral responsivity to the device under test is used. This procedure is given in IEC 60904-7.

IEC 60904-8:2014 Referenced Document

IEC 60904-3:2008 Photovoltaic devices - Part 3: Measurement principles for terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) solar devices with reference spectral irradiance data
IEC 60904-7:2008 Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation of the spectral mismatch correction for measurements of photovoltaic devices
IEC 60904-9:2007 Photovoltaic devices - Part 9: Solar simulator performance requirements
IEC 61215:2005 Crystalline silicon terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
IEC 61646:2008 Thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - Design qualification and type approval
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories

2014 IEC 60904-8:2014 Photovoltaic devices - Part 8: Measurement of spectral responsivity of a photovoltaic (PV) device
1998 IEC 60904-8:1998 Photovoltaic devices - Part 8: Measurement of spectral response of a photovoltaic (PV) device
1995 IEC 60904-8:1995 Photovoltaic devices - Part 8: Guidance for the measurement of spectral response of a photovoltaic (PV) device