Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL)
This dataset consists of 613 sets of corresponding current-voltage trace (IV) flash test data and electroluminescence (EL) image data for commercial PV modules from the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories. PV modules are from fielded systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Measurements of corresponding IV and EL data were taken over a 6 year period, with modules removed from the field and measured in the laboratory at 0 to 5 years of outdoor exposure. The 438 unique modules comprise 28 unique module models from 17 different brands, which are anonymized in the metadata. Additional metadata include current-voltage and electroluminescence acquisition parameters, and length of outdoor exposure.
For more metadata information see the AnonDB.csv file, which contains metadata for each module in the dataset, and provides information on each of the IV and EL measurements. Descriptions of each column in the AnonDB.csv file are listed under the "AnonDB Descriptions" resource linked below.
This project was funded under award "PV Proving Grounds" numbers 38268 and 52787.
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AB - This dataset consists of 613 sets of corresponding current-voltage trace (IV) flash test data and electroluminescence (EL) image data for commercial PV modules from the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories. PV modules are from fielded systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Measurements of corresponding IV and EL data were taken over a 6 year period, with modules removed from the field and measured in the laboratory at 0 to 5 years of outdoor exposure. The 438 unique modules comprise 28 unique module models from 17 different brands, which are anonymized in the metadata. Additional metadata include current-voltage and electroluminescence acquisition parameters, and length of outdoor exposure.
For more metadata information see the AnonDB.csv file, which contains metadata for each module in the dataset, and provides information on each of the IV and EL measurements. Descriptions of each column in the AnonDB.csv file are listed under the "AnonDB Descriptions" resource linked below.
This project was funded under award "PV Proving Grounds" numbers 38268 and 52787.
AU - Byford, Brandon
A2 - Braid, Jennifer
A3 - Theristis, Marios
A4 - Robinson, Charles
A5 - Snyder, William
A6 - Santistevan, Kevin
A7 - Jost, Norman
A8 - King, Bruce
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO -
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - photovoltaics
KW - current-voltage
KW - electroluminescence
KW - image
KW - IV
KW - EL
KW - PV
KW - solar
KW - solar power
KW - data
KW - raw data
KW - Sandia
KW - Albuquerque
KW - New Mexico
LA - English
DA - 2015/12/15
PY - 2015
PB - Sandia National Laboratories
T1 - Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL)
UR - https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378
ER -
Byford, Brandon, et al. Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL). Sandia National Laboratories, 15 December, 2015, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378.
Byford, B., Braid, J., Theristis, M., Robinson, C., Snyder, W., Santistevan, K., Jost, N., & King, B. (2015). Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL). [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). Sandia National Laboratories. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378
Byford, Brandon, Jennifer Braid, Marios Theristis, Charles Robinson, William Snyder, Kevin Santistevan, Norman Jost, and Bruce King. Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL). Sandia National Laboratories, December, 15, 2015. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_8378,
title = {Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL)},
author = {Byford, Brandon and Braid, Jennifer and Theristis, Marios and Robinson, Charles and Snyder, William and Santistevan, Kevin and Jost, Norman and King, Bruce},
abstractNote = {This dataset consists of 613 sets of corresponding current-voltage trace (IV) flash test data and electroluminescence (EL) image data for commercial PV modules from the Photovoltaic Systems Evaluation Laboratory at Sandia National Laboratories. PV modules are from fielded systems in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Measurements of corresponding IV and EL data were taken over a 6 year period, with modules removed from the field and measured in the laboratory at 0 to 5 years of outdoor exposure. The 438 unique modules comprise 28 unique module models from 17 different brands, which are anonymized in the metadata. Additional metadata include current-voltage and electroluminescence acquisition parameters, and length of outdoor exposure.
For more metadata information see the AnonDB.csv file, which contains metadata for each module in the dataset, and provides information on each of the IV and EL measurements. Descriptions of each column in the AnonDB.csv file are listed under the "AnonDB Descriptions" resource linked below.
This project was funded under award "PV Proving Grounds" numbers 38268 and 52787.},
url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI), Sandia National Laboratories, https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378},
note = {Accessed: 2025-07-10}
}
Details
Data from Dec 15, 2015
Last updated May 5, 2025
Submitted Mar 26, 2025
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
Jennifer Braid
505.844.3566
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, photovoltaics, current-voltage, electroluminescence, image, IV, EL, PV, solar, solar power, data, raw data, Sandia, Albuquerque, New MexicoDOE Project Details
Project Name PV Proving Grounds
Project Number 38268
