Csiro Solar Panel Testing Results

For this reason choice set out in 2015 to perform a comparative test and review of solar pv panels.

Csiro solar panel testing results.

This article was written with the assistance of dr chris fell from the csiro energy centre. After a full year of exposure to all sorts of australian weather conditions the jinkosolar panel came second overall and. 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 panels were tested indoors in the csiro lab and outdoors for 12 months.

The facility performs calibrated current voltage sweeps of each panel at defined intervals. Our outdoor research facility provides 60 individual test beds for advanced diagnostic testing of pv panels under a carefully monitored outdoor solar environment. From late 2015 to 2017 we put 15 solar panels from major brands to the test in a joint project with the csiro. In this article we explain our findings from that review and the insights we gained along the way.

The solar panels in that test and their final scores were. This is excellent for consumers as it highlights the most popular panels and quantifies their features. The final report will be released after the panels have been tested for a full year. After a little investigation it was clear that csiro s pv performance laboratory was the ideal partner for a collaborative test.

This includes initial lab testing of the new panels then testing in csiro s outdoor facility where their real world performance is closely monitored. 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. While we have a comprehensive and skilled laboratory solar panel testing is well outside our skill set. Now the results are in.

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