Csiro Solar Panel Testing Results

After indoor testing the panels are mounted at csiro s outdoor facilities.

Csiro solar panel testing results.

Our outdoor research facility provides 60 individual test beds for advanced diagnostic testing of pv panels under a carefully monitored outdoor solar environment. Over the past year choice magazine and the csiro have partnered up to test and review some of the most commonly sold solar panels in australia. The solar panels in that test and their final scores were. The facility performs calibrated current voltage sweeps of each panel at defined intervals.

After a little investigation it was clear that csiro s pv performance laboratory was the ideal partner for a collaborative test. For this reason choice set out in 2015 to perform a comparative test and review of solar pv panels. This is excellent for consumers as it highlights the most popular panels and quantifies their features. While we have a comprehensive and skilled laboratory solar panel testing is well outside our skill set.

This article was written with the assistance of dr chris fell from the csiro energy centre. This includes initial lab testing of the new panels then testing in csiro s outdoor facility where their real world performance is closely monitored. The final report will be released after the panels have been tested for a full year. From late 2015 to 2017 we put 15 solar panels from major brands to the test in a joint project with the csiro.

We ve partnered with the csiro energy centre in newcastle nsw a world class solar research facility and currently have 11 panels from leading brands on test. Outdoor cell and module testing. After a full year of exposure to all sorts of australian weather conditions the jinkosolar panel came second overall and. The panels were tested indoors in the csiro lab and outdoors for 12 months.

Relevant data is recorded every 10 minutes for analyses.