With 15+ years of experience monitoring silicon and thin-film PV, IPVF offers a full workflow from sample preparation to outdoor deployment, including pre-deployment characterization (hyperspectral/EL imaging, JV under STC, quantum efficiency) and periodic performance/degradation monitoring. An indoor climatic chamber isolates specific stress factors for controlled study. The service includes multi-technique diagnostics, failure detection, digital twin modelling, and AI-based forecasting.
Outdoor Testing
Focus: performance monitoring of photovoltaic technologies, with particular emphasis on thin-film perovskite devices
- Electrical Measurement Capabilities
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- 26 measurement channels currently operational
- Configurable under three modes:
- Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
- Fixed resistance
- Open-circuit conditions
- Current-voltage (IV) measurements follow perovskite-specific protocols
- Each IV point is synchronized with corresponding irradiance level for precise data treatment and analysis
- Operando dark IV measurements available upon request
- Planned expansion to 32 parallel channels by October 2025
- Supports monitoring of perovskite modules mounted on two-axis solar trackers
- Environmental Monitoring
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- Data collected every 1 minute, including:
- Weather conditions: temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction
- Broadband and spectral irradiance
- UV index
- Solar spectrum
- Data forms part of the Baseline Surface Radiation Network (BSRN), ensuring high accuracy and traceability
- Includes Radflux measurements for thermal performance analysis
- Data collected every 1 minute, including:
- Data Management
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- All raw data automatically stored and processed
- Custom-built system enabling real-time visualization and monitoring