Abstract: . . .  world would like to incorporate such cells into their next generation of technologies. The paper will highlight significant differences between the proposed IEC standard and the earlier IEEE standard. 15. SUBJECT TERMS PV; qualification and testing; concentrators; reliability; 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: a. REPORT b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 17. LIMITATION 18. NUMBER OF ABSTRACT OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL 19b. TELEPONE NUMBER (Include area . . .
. . .  STATEMENT National Technical Information Service U.S. Department of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 Words) This paper describes a proposed international qualification standard for photovoltaic (PV) systems generating electricity from concentrated sunlight. The standard’s purpose is to provide stress tests and procedures to identify any component weaknesses in a system. If no weaknesses are identified during qualification, both . . .
. . .  concentrator PV developers around the world would like to incorporate such cells into their next generation of technologies. The paper will highlight significant differences between the proposed IEC standard and the earlier IEEE standard. 15. SUBJECT TERMS PV; qualification and testing; concentrators; reliability; 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: a. REPORT b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 17. LIMITATION 18. NUMBER OF ABSTRACT OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL 19b. TELEPONE . . .
. . .  control number. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ORGANIZATION. 1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY) 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED (From - To) June 2004 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Conference paper 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER Concentrator Photovoltaic Qualification Standards for Systems Using Refractive and Reflective Optics: Preprint DE-AC36-99-GO10337 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER R. McConnell, L. Ji, J. Lasich, and R. Mansfield NREL/CP-520-35346 5e. TASK NUMBER PVP40102 . . .
. . .  reliability; 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: a. REPORT b. ABSTRACT c. THIS PAGE 17. LIMITATION 18. NUMBER OF ABSTRACT OF PAGES 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified UL 19b. TELEPONE NUMBER (Include area code) Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8/98) Prescribed by ANSI Std. Z39.18 F1147-E(05/2004)  . . .
. . .  qualification standard published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the United States in 2001. Well-developed U.S. concentrator technologies use refractive optics, and the IEEE standard needed improvement for testing systems with reflective optics. Furthermore, with record III-V solar cell efficiencies above 37%, concentrator PV developers around the world would like to incorporate such cells into their next generation of technologies. The paper will highlight significant . . .
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