Performance of Solar Energy Converters: Thermal Collectors and Photovoltaic Cells: Lectures of a Course held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, November 11–18, 1981: Ispra Courses

Measurement and Analysis of Solar Radiation Data.- Measurement and Analysis of Solar Radiation Data.- Thermal Collectors.- Solar Thermal Collectors.- Performance Test Procedures for Thermal Collectors: Outdoor Testing.- Performance Test Procedures for Thermal Collectors: Solar Simulators.- Photovoltaic Converters.- Photovoltaic Energy Converters.- Performance Test Procedures for Solar Cells and Modules.- Solar Cell and Module Performance Assessment Based on Indoor Calibration Methods.- Method for a Reliability Study on Photovoltaic Modules—Application for the Qualification of Cells and Modules.- Test and Facilities at JRC.- Photovoltaic Indoor Test Facilities at the Joint Research Centre—Ispra Establishment—Solar Simulators.- The Solar Test Facility LS-1—Technical Description.- Qualification and Durability Tests: Applications for Thermal Collectors and Photovoltaic Modules.- Facilities for the Study of Behaviour in Corrosive Atmospheres and Their Application to Thermal and Photovoltaic Converters.- Performance of a Hybrid Solar Heating System of the Solar Laboratory at the JRC-Ispra.- EC Programmes.- to the EC Solar Heating Programme.- Validation of Simulation Models of Solar Heating Systems with Data from the Solar Pilot Test Facilities.- The Photovoltaic Pilot Projects of the European Community.- Annex: Methodologies.- I—Recommendations for European Solar Collector Test Methods (Liquid Heating Collectors).- II—Standard Procedures for Terrestrial Photovoltaic Performance Measurements CEC Specification No. 101—Issue 2 (1981).- III—Photovoltaic Module Control Test Specifications Specification No. 501 (August 1981).