Abet Technologies

NREL calibrated cell used for calibration transfer

Model #15150 Calibrated Reference Cell

The Abet Technologies solar reference cell is a precision instrument for the determination of solar simulator irradiance levels. The sensor is a mono-crystalline silicon solar cell having an area of2x2cm(4cm).The back of the solar cell is attached to the device in such a way that a good heat transfer to the device housing is guaranteed. Below the solar cell a Pt100 RTD temperature sensor is mounted to allow monitoring of device temperature. The device is not shunted allowing the whole IV-curve to be measured. The solar cell is protected by a high quality fused silica window, assuring spectral sensitivity over a 320 -1100 nm range.

The reference solar cell is calibrated at the PV-device calibration facility of the Radboud University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. This calibration laboratory uses state of the art instruments to characterize solar cells. All reference solar cells are calibrated against an NREL calibrated reference cell. Calibration is performed using a Class A AM 1.5G spectral distribution Abet Technologies Sun 2000 Solar Simulator at near 1000 Wm -2 irradiance level and then corrected to the STC of 1000 Wm -2 and 25°C.

Each reference solar cell is delivered with a calibration report showing the IV-curve plot and the following parameters: Isc, Voc, I, Vmpp, Fill Factor and Efficiency.

Relative spectral response measurement is available as one of the options.

Calibrated reference cells are available for immediate shipment.