New facility for primary calibration of differential spectral responsivity of solar cells using LDLS-based monochromatic source

Abstract

A newly established setup for primary calibration and characterization of solar cells at NMCC/SASO is presented. This differential spectral responsivity (DSR) measurement instrument uses laser-driven light source (LDLS)-based modulated (AC) source to measure the spectral responsivity of photovoltaic (PV) detectors and solar cells. The setup is intended for measuring the spectral responsivity in the wavelength range from 250 nm to 2000 nm, bias level up to 1.5 kW/m2, with which a measurement uncertainty of 1.06 % (k = 2, in the range of 300 nm to 900 nm) could be achieved. We present validation measurements as well as spectral responsivity and external quantum efficiency (EQE) measurements of reference solar cells to demonstrate the objective of the setup. We present a preliminary evaluation of the associated uncertainty components as well as an uncertainty budget for validation, optimization and standardization of our setup.