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IEEE 1526-2003

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IEEE Recommended Practice for Testing the Performance of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems
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Superseded date

08-10-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-29-2004

1 Overview
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Purpose
  1.3 Limitations
2 Definitions
3 Testing methodology
  3.1 Testing overview
  3.2 PV system and test requirements
  3.3 Test report and documentation
4 System inspection
  4.1 System documentation review
  4.2 Initial system hardware inspection
5 Data acquisition system (DAS) and PV system installation
  5.1 DAS specifications and installation
  5.2 PV system installation
6 System performance tests
  6.1 Battery preparation
  6.2 Initial functional test (FT[I])
  6.3 Initial usable battery capacity test (UBC[I])
  6.4 Initial recovery test (RT[I])
  6.5 Final functional test (FT[F])
  6.6 Final recovery test (RT[F])
  6.7 Final usable battery capacity test (UBC[F])
  6.8 Final battery charge
7 Final system inspection
  7.1 System maintenance procedure review
  7.2 Visual inspection
  7.3 Wiring inspection
8 Array I-V curve (optional)
9 System pass/fail test criteria
  9.1 System and load operation
  9.2 PV array
  9.3 Minimum UBC
  9.4 Change in usable battery capacity
Annex A (informative) Bibliography
Annex B (informative) Sample system summary

Provides procedures for conducting performance testing of individual components and complete systems. The methodology includes testing the system outdoors in prevailing conditions and indoors under simulated conditions.

Committee
Distributed Generation, Energy Storage and In
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

IEEE 1361-2014 IEEE Guide for Selecting, Charging, Testing, and Evaluating Lead-Acid Batteries Used in Stand-Alone Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
ASTM E 1036M : 1996 : EDT 2 Standard Test Methods for Electrical Performance of Nonconcentrator Terrestrial Photovoltaic Modules and Arrays Using Reference Cells (Withdrawn 2005)
IEC 62124:2004 Photovoltaic (PV) stand alone systems - Design verification
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
IEEE 485-2010 IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications

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