Research Article

Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell - Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination

Table 2

Spectral match of tungsten halogen solar simulator at three different supply voltages.

Wavelength range (nm)Supply voltage atSupply voltage atSupply voltage at
100% of rated voltage120% of rated voltage140% of rated voltage
Spectral matchClassSpectral matchClassSpectral matchClass

400–5000.40C0.49C0.55C
500–6000.84A0.95A1.04A
600–7001.21A1.25A1.28B
700–8001.05A1.04A1.00A
800–9000.94A0.88A0.82A
900–11001.65C1.38B1.29B
Classification1,010 W·m−2C 1,009 W·m−2C1,010 W·m−2C

Note: In the IEC 60904-9 Standards, six wavelength ranges are used to determine a spectral match with standard AM 1.5 G [9].