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.
Citation Formats
Sandia National Laboratories. (2015). Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL) [data set]. Retrieved from https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378.
Byford, Brandon, Braid, Jennifer, Theristis, Marios, Robinson, Charles, Snyder, William, Santistevan, Kevin, Jost, Norman, and King, Bruce. Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL). United States: N.p., 15 Dec, 2015. Web. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378.
Byford, Brandon, Braid, Jennifer, Theristis, Marios, Robinson, Charles, Snyder, William, Santistevan, Kevin, Jost, Norman, & King, Bruce. Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL). United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378
Byford, Brandon, Braid, Jennifer, Theristis, Marios, Robinson, Charles, Snyder, William, Santistevan, Kevin, Jost, Norman, and King, Bruce. 2015. "Photovoltaic Module Current-Voltage and Electroluminescence Image Data (PV-IV-EL)". United States. https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378.
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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.}, doi = {}, url = {https://data.openei.org/submissions/8378}, journal = {}, number = , volume = , place = {United States}, year = {2015}, month = {12}}
Details
Data from Dec 15, 2015
Last updated Apr 16, 2025
Submitted Mar 26, 2025
Organization
Sandia National Laboratories
Contact
Jennifer Braid
505.844.3566
Authors
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
