Designation:E1036−15StandardTestMethodsforElectricalPerformanceofNonconcentratorTerrestrialPhotovoltaicModulesandArraysUsingReferenceCells1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1036;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscovertheelectricalperformanceofphotovoltaicmodulesandarraysundernaturalorsimulatedsunlightusingacalibratedreferencecell.1.1.1Thesetestmethodsallowareferencemoduletobeusedinsteadofareferencecellprovidedthereferencemodulehasbeencalibratedusingthesetestmethodsagainstacali-bratedreferencecell.1.2Measurementsunderavarietyofconditionsareal-lowed;resultsarereportedunderaselectsetofreportingconditions(RC)tofacilitatecomparisonofresults.1.3Thesetestmethodsapplyonlytononconcentratorter-restrialmodulesandarrays.1.4Theperformanceparametersdeterminedbythesetestmethodsapplyonlyatthetimeofthetest,andimplynopastorfutureperformancelevel.1.5Thesetestmethodsapplytophotovoltaicmodulesandarraysthatdonotcontainseries-connectedphotovoltaicmul-tijunctiondevices;suchmoduleandarraysshouldbetestedaccordingtoTestMethodsE2236.1.6ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE772TerminologyofSolarEnergyConversionE927SpecificationforSolarSimulationforPhotovoltaicTestingE941TestMethodforCalibrationofReferencePyranom-etersWithAxisTiltedbytheShadingMethod(Withdrawn2005)3E948TestMethodforElectricalPerformanceofPhotovol-tai...
