IEEE 1526-2003
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
IEEE Recommended Practice for Testing the Performance of Stand-Alone Photovoltaic Systems
08-10-2021
English
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
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