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82TR Module Spec For IntLoad - 5101-138 - JPL1980
82TR Module Spec For IntLoad - 5101-138 - JPL1980
Low-Cost
Solar Array Project
Prepared for
U.S. Department of Energy
Through an agreement with
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Prepared by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology,
for the Department of Energy through an agreement with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The JPL Low-Cost Solar Array Project is sponsored by the Department of Energy
(DOE) and forms part of the Solar Photovoltaic Conversion Program to initiate a
major effort toward the development of low-cost solar arrays.
This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the United States
Government. Neither the United States nor the United States Department of
Energy, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors,
or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal
liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any
information, apparatus, product or process disclosed. or represents that its use
woul4 not infringe privately owned rights.
PREFACE
iii
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION------------------------------------------------- 1-1
A. SCOPE-------------------------------------------------- 1-1
V
APPENDIXES
Figures
vi
SECTION I
INTRODUCTION
A. SCOPE
B. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
1-1
b·. JPL Document 5101-19, "Cyclic Pressure-Load Developmental
Testing of Solar Panels," February 1977
1-2
SECTION II
A. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
2-1
4. Nominal Operating Cell Temperature - The Nominal Operating Cell
Temperature (NOCT) is the average cell temperature within a
module under operating conditions in the nominal thermal
environment (NTE) which is defined as:
Insolation = 80 mW/cm2
2-2
of sufficient length to provide connection to adjacent modules.
The polarity of each termination shall be identified per the
requirements of Section II, Part C, Paragraph 4 below.
2-3
- - ~ ~ - - 3 mm to 6 mm
Width including
space between
allowance for
modules
module spacing
10.0mm
J_ I I
maynot exceed
~m ~
basic*~-I
.,~}--- --/-.
7.1 mm dia
mounting hole
t;t-63.5 mm max.
REAR MOUNTING
h. Maximum weight
2-5
array. The polarity of each electrical termination shall be marked
in a permanent and legible manner. Polarity marking shall be
visible when acquiring access to the electrical terminations in a
completed array.
2-6
SECTION III
3-1
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fcHARACTERIZATION TESTS QUALIFICATION TESTS r;. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - QUALIFICATION
I I ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS 1 APPROVAL
I I THERMAL CYCLE (50)
I -4o to +9o0 c
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ELECTRICAL
I AND VISUAL
I PROTOTYPE
I MODULE
FABRICATION ELECTRICAL
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HUMIDITY CYCLE
COMPLETED AND
: ~OCTTEST- - - - - , MIL-STD aroc
VISUAL
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I ( SPECIAL CELL I I DENTIFICATION,
I I THERMOCOUPLES CONTROL, 3000 VDC ELECTRICAL
ON ONE NOCT INSPECTION AND HI-POT TEST ELECTRICAL
AND VISUAL
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TEMPERATURE
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COEFFICIENT
CONTINUITY LOADING
N I I MEASUREMENT I TEST (10,000 CYCLES)
MEASUREMENTS
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BASELINE
VISUAL ELECTRICAL
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INSPECTION AND VISUAL
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ELECTRICAL
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Figure 3-1. Characterization and Qualification Test Flow Plan
Modules shall be provided with suitable thermocouple or circuit
monitoring instrumentation. As a minimum, the following qualification
tests shall be performed in the order described below. For clarifica-
tion, the test sequence is shown in the flow chart (Figure 3-1).
hi-pot test conducted with the output terminations short-::- ~-· '' .. r .. l~:~,
circuited• Test leads from a :,.~_~J~~l:>_!~DC:: yott~g~ __ power·~ supply 11 ,,~·c- .ci ~-'' '
1
111
shall be connected with the positive lead on the terminals and the .,--· ·t-,(
negative lead on the module grounding stud.
3-3
6. Environmental Tests - Each module sha ll be subjected to the
f o llowing exposures. Module e l ectrical performance meas uremen t s
and visual inspection shall be conducted a fter each exposure.
The tests shall be conduct e d in t he or der indica ted :
3- 4
SECTION IV
A. ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE
where
p = Individual module output power
4-1
where
=
= Voltage temperature coefficient, volts/ 0 c
4-2
SECTION V
5-1
1 - 4 - - - - - - - - MAXIMUM CYCLE TIME - - - - - - - . . i
+90
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HX>°C/hr M.A.XIMUM I'\ CONTINUED FOR /
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TIME (hr)
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PRE-DRY F"'"' CONDITION
RH - - - - - - - - - - - - - 90 TO 95% RH
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TIME (hr)
5-2
Figure 5-3. Graphical Representation of "Twisted Mounting Surface"
Requirement
• Points A, B, C, Dare in a Plane
• Point A' is out of Plane the Amount Shown
5-3
E. HAIL IMPACT TEST PROCEDURE
5-4
APPENDIX A
1. Purpose
Insolation = 80 mW/cm2
2. Determination of NOCT
A-1
of (Tce11-Tair) over a one or two-day period, together with other
measurements as required to characterize the terrestrial environment
during the testing period. Acceptable data shall consist of measure-
ments made when the average wind velocity is 1 m/sec +0.75 m/sec
and with gusts less than 4 m/sec for a period of five-minutes before
and up to the time of measurement. Local air temperature during the
test period shall not differ by more than s0 c and shall lie in the
range of 20°c +15°c. Using only acceptable data as so defined, a
plot shall be constructed from a set of measurements made either
before or after solar noon that defines the relationship between
(Tce11-Tair) and the insolation level (L) for L ~40 mW/cm 2 .*
For the test data shown in Figure A-1, Vis 1 m/sec and Tair
is 15.6°c. From Figure A-2, the correction factor is o0 c. The
NOCT is therefore 40.2°c.
4. Test Geometry
A-2
30
25
a:
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...ti
10
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2
INTENSITY, mW/an
A-3
1.75 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , - - - . r - - - - - . - - - - - - - , ~ - r - - - - - - ,
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0.8
0.6
-2°C
0 .4
A-4
e. Wind Direction. The wind shal l not be predominantly from
due east or due west; flow parallel to the plane of the array is not
acceptable and can result in a lower-than- typical NOCT.
5. Test Equipment
6. Data Recording
A-5
7. Cleaning
The active side of the solar cell module and the pyranometer
bulb shall be cleaned before the start of each test . Dirt shall not
be allowed to build up. Cleaning with a mild soap solution followed
by a rinse with distilled water has proven to be effective.
8. Equipment Calibration
A- 6
APPENDIX B
1. Purpose
2. Approach
( 1)
(2)
where
B-1
cell temperatures approximating both OTC and SOC. The values of Cr
and Cv for the 10 modules will be averaged to establish mean values
to be used in calculating the power of production modules.
3. Procedure
(2). Repeat Step (1) for SOC with the module stabilized at NOCT
+2°c. Record the actual temperature (TN).
(3) On the curve obtained at SOC, mark two points, near the
maximum power point, and approximately equidistant from
it. For reference, these points should be approximately
at 90% of Isc and 60% of Voe•
cv = __r_s_o_c_-_r_o_T_c_ (4)
TN - To
Cv is negative.
B-2
APPENDIX C
1. Purpose
2. Connnentary
3. Test Procedure
C-1
b. Determine the maximum reverse-bias voltage that can develop
across an individual cell when the cell is partially shadowed and the
module is short-circuited at SOC. This can be accomplished
experimentally using the test module by shorting the module under SOC
conditions and measuring the maximum reverse voltage developed across
one of the representative test cells when the cell is increasingly
shadowed from no obscuration to total obscuration.
C-2