The following publications provide greater insight into our research, technology, and practice of device calibration.
- “Comprehensive Performance Calibration Guidance for Perovskites and Other Emerging Solar Cells,” Advanced Energy Materials (2021)
- Critical Steps Towards Accurate Efficiency Measurement of Emerging Tandem Solar Cells, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2020)
- Combining Indoor and Outdoor Measurements to Lower Uncertainty in PV Modules Performance, 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2020)
- A New Approach to Indoor Characterization of PV Module Energy Yield Parameters, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2019)
- NREL's Improved Linearity Testing of Photovoltaic Reference Cells, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2019)
- Accurate Efficiency Measurements for Emerging PV: A Comparison of NREL's Steady-State Performance Calibration Protocol Between Conventional and Emerging PV Technologies, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2019)
- Measurements of Six-Junction Concentrator Solar Cells, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2019)
- A New Approach to Indoor Characterization of PV Module Energy Yield Parameters, 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2019)
- “Improvements in world-wide intercomparison of PV module calibration,” Solar Energy (2017)
- Self-Reference Procedure to Reduce Uncertainty in Module Calibration, 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2017)
- “Effective Irradiance Ratios to Improve I–V Curve Measurements and Diode Modeling Over a Range of Temperature and Spectral and Total Irradiance,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2015)
- “Temperature-Dependent Spectral Mismatch Corrections,” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2015)
- On the Reliability of Photovoltaic Short-Circuit Current Temperature Coefficient Measurements, 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2015)
- Rapid, Enhanced IV Characterization of Multi-Junction PV Devices under One Sun at NREL, 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2015)
- Empirical Procedure to Correct Concentrator Cell Efficiency Measurement Errors Caused by Unfiltered Xenon Flash Solar Simulators, 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2014)
- Concentrator Cell Efficiency Measurement Errors Caused by Unfiltered Xenon Flash Solar Simulators, CPV-10 (2014)
- “Effects of Spectral Error in Efficiency Measurements of GaInAs-Based Concentrator Solar Cells,” NREL Technical Report (2014)
- Algorithm for Building a Spectrum for NREL One-Sun Multi-Source Simulator, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2012)
- “Rating PV Power and Energy—Cell, Module, and System Measurements,” NREL Technical Report (2011)
- Rating PV Power and Energy—Cell, Module, and System Measurements, 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (2011)
- Linearity Testing of Photovoltaic Cells, IEEE 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (2006)
- Testing Concentrator Cells: Spectral Considerations of a Flash Lamp System, 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (2004)
- "Spectroradiometric Sun Photometry," Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (2000)
- Photovoltaic Spectral Responsivity Measurements, 2nd World Conference and Exhibition on Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion (1998)
- Primary Reference Cell Calibrations at SERI: History and Methods, Proc. 21st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (1990)
- Extending the Spectral Range of Silicon-Based Direct-Beam Solar Spectral Radiometric Measurements, 20th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (1988)