Standard test conditions - Revision history

Lilly Schoen at 10:30, 3 November 2017

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Lilly Schoen at 08:57, 3 November 2017

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{{GlossaryTermTemp
|Abbreviation=STC
|SubtermOf=Photovoltaik
|Definition=1. "STC stands for “Standard Test Conditions” and are the industry standard for the conditions under which a solar panel are tested. By using a fixed set of conditions, all solar panels can be more accurately compared and rated against each other. There are three standard test conditions which are:
1. Temperature of the cell – 25°C. The temperature of the solar cell itself, not the temperature of the surrounding.
2. Solar Irradiance – 1000 Watts per square meter. This number refers to the amount of light energy falling on a given area at a given time.
3. Mass of the air – 1.5. This number is somewhat misleading as it refers to the amount of light that has to pass through Earth’s atmosphere before it can hit Earth’s surface, and has to do mostly with the angle of the sun relative to a reference point on the earth. This number is minimized when the sun is directly above as the light has to travel a minimum distance straight down, and increases as the sun goes farther from the reference point and has to go at an angle to hit the same spot."
2. "STC stands for Standard Test Conditions and is the major solar panel output performance testing condition used by most manufacturers and testing bodies."
|Sources=http://www.siliconsolar.com/what-are-standard-test-conditions-stc/ (1.); http://sinovoltaics.com/learning-center/quality/standard-test-conditions-stc-definition-and-problems/ (2.)
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Author: Charly Krüger

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 {{GlossaryTermTemp
 |Abbreviation=STC
-|SubtermOf=Photovoltaik
+|SubtermOf=Photovoltaik, PV, Solar Cell
 |Definition=1. "STC stands for “Standard Test Conditions” and are the  industry standard for the conditions under which a solar panel are  tested. By using a fixed set of conditions, all solar panels can be more  accurately compared and rated against each other. There are three  standard test conditions which are:
 .1 Temperature of the cell – 25°C. The temperature of the solar cell itself, not the temperature of the surrounding.
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 .3 Mass of the air – 1.5. This number is somewhat  misleading as it refers to the amount of light that has to pass through  Earth’s atmosphere before it can hit Earth’s surface, and has to do  mostly with the angle of the sun relative to a reference point on the  earth. This number is minimized when the sun is directly above as the  light has to travel a minimum distance straight down, and increases as  the sun goes farther from the reference point and has to  go at an angle  to hit the same spot."
 . "STC stands for Standard Test Conditions and is the major solar panel output performance testing condition used by most manufacturers and testing bodies."
-|Sources=http://www.siliconsolar.com/what-are-standard-test-conditions-stc/ (1.); http://sinovoltaics.com/learning-center/quality/standard-test-conditions-stc-definition-and-problems/ (2.)
+.STC is an industry-wide standard to indicate the performance of PV modules and specifies a cell temperature of 25°C and an irradiance of 1000 W/m² with an air mass 1.5 (AM1.5) spectrum.
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-Author: Charly Krüger
+Author: Charly Krüger; <span class="author-g-ahklz122zadndvax2gwl">Alexander Kravchik</span>