The proposal of a new standard for the measurement procedures of CPV/PV hybrid modules

Hybrid CPV/PV modules include CPV solar cells designed to collect concentrated light and PV solar cells designed to collect diffuse or global light. The power rating, as well as the module energy rating for such PV modules are complicated by the fact that, in some cases, the power is a strong and discontinuous function of angle of incidence (AOI). For such a reason, the IEC 61853 and IEC 62670 series do not sufficiently cover the specific requirements and procedures for evaluating the Hybrid CPV/PV performances. The standard conditions for assessing the power produced by the hybrid CPV/PV modules have also to be differentiated from those used to characterize flat PV or CPV modules. With this contribution, the motivations behind the new work item proposal on "Hybrid CPV/PV modules: General characteristics and measurement procedures"are therefore presented.