SIST EN IEC 61724-1:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN IEC 61724-1:2021
01-november-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 61724-1:2017
Zmogljivost fotonapetostnega sistema - 1. del: Spremljanje in nadzorovanje
Photovoltaic system performance - Part 1: Monitoring
Betriebsverhalten von Photovoltaik-Systemen - Teil 1: Überwachung
Performance d'un système photovoltaïque - Partie 1: Surveillance
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN IEC 61724-1:2021
ICS:
27.160 Sončna energija Solar energy engineering
SIST EN IEC 61724-1:2021 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN IEC 61724-1

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2021
ICS 27.160 Supersedes EN 61724-1:2017 and all of its amendments
and corrigenda (if any)
English Version
Photovoltaic system performance - Part 1: Monitoring
(IEC 61724-1:2021)
Performances des systèmes photovoltaïques - Partie 1: Betriebsverhalten von Photovoltaik-Systemen - Teil 1:
Surveillance Überwachung
(IEC 61724-1:2021) (IEC 61724-1:2021)
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European foreword
The text of document 82/1904/FDIS, future edition 2 of IEC 61724-1, prepared by IEC/TC 82 “Solar
photovoltaic energy systems” was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN IEC 61724-1:2021.
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The text of the International Standard IEC 61724-1:2021 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following note has to be added for the standard indicated:
IEC 60904-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN IEC 60904-3
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
NOTE 1 Where an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the
relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available
here: www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-131 - International Electrotechnical Vocabulary - -
(IEV) - Part 131: Circuit theory
IEC 60904-2 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 2: EN 60904-2 -
Requirements for photovoltaic reference
devices
IEC 60904-5 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 5: EN 60904-5 -
Determination of the equivalent cell
temperature (ECT) of photovoltaic (PV)
devices by the open-circuit voltage method
IEC 60904-7 - Photovoltaic devices - Part 7: Computation EN IEC 60904-7 -
of the spectral mismatch correction for
measurements of photovoltaic devices
IEC 61215 series Terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules - EN IEC 61215 series
Design qualification and type approval
IEC 61557-12 - Electrical safety in low voltage distribution - -
systems up to 1 000 V AC and 1 500 V DC
- Equipment for testing, measuring or
monitoring of protective measures - Part
12: Power metering and monitoring
devices (PMD)
IEC/TS 61724-2  Photovoltaic system performance - Part 2:
Capacity evaluation method
IEC/TS 61724-3  Photovoltaic system performance - Part 3:
Energy evaluation method
IEC/TS 61836  Solar photovoltaic energy systems -  -
Terms, definitions and symbols
IEC 62053-22 - Electricity metering equipment - Particular EN IEC 62053-22 -
requirements - Part 22: Static meters for
AC active energy (classes 0,1S, 0,2S and
0,5S)
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IEC 62670-3 - Photovoltaic concentrators (CPV) – EN 62670-3 -
Performance testing - Part 3: Performance
measurements and power rating
IEC 62817 2014 Photovoltaic systems - Design qualification EN 62817 2015
of solar trackers
ISO/IEC Guide 98-1 - Uncertainty of measurement – Part 1: - -
Introduction to the expression of
uncertainty in measurement
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3 - Uncertainty of measurement - Part 3: - -
Guide to the expression of uncertainty in
measurement (GUM:1995)
ISO 9060 2018 Solar energy - Specification and
classification of instruments for measuring
hemispherical solar and direct solar
radiation
ISO 9488  Solar energy - Vocabulary EN ISO 9488


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
INTRODUCTION . 8
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references. 10
3 Terms and definitions . 11
4 Monitoring system classification . 15
5 General . 16
5.1 Measurement precision and uncertainty . 16
5.2 Calibration . 16
5.3 Repeated elements . 16
5.4 Power consumption . 16
5.5 Documentation . 16
5.6 Inspection . 16
6 Data acquisition timing and reporting . 16
6.1 Samples, records, and reports . 16
6.2 Timestamps . 18
6.3 Parameter names . 18
7 Required measurements . 18
8 Irradiance . 23
8.1 Sensor types . 23
8.2 General requirements . 23
8.2.1 Overview . 23
8.2.2 Sensor requirements . 23
8.2.3 Sensor locations . 24
8.2.4 Recalibration. 25
8.2.5 Soiling mitigation . 25
8.2.6 Dew and frost mitigation . 25
8.2.7 Inspection and maintenance . 26
8.2.8 Sensor alignment . 26
8.3 Measurements . 26
8.3.1 Global horizontal irradiance . 26
8.3.2 In-plane irradiance . 26
8.3.3 In-plane rear-side irradiance . 27
8.3.4 In-plane rear-side irradiance ratio . 27
8.3.5 Horizontal albedo . 27
8.3.6 Direct normal irradiance . 27
8.3.7 Diffuse horizontal irradiance . 27
8.3.8 Spectrally matched irradiance . 27
8.3.9 In-plane irradiance for concentrator systems . 28
8.3.10 Spectral irradiance for concentrator systems . 29
8.3.11 Circumsolar measurements for concentrator systems . 29
8.3.12 Satellite remote sensing of irradiance . 30
9 Environmental factors . 31
9.1 PV module temperature . 31
9.2 Ambient air temperature . 31

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9.3 Wind speed and direction . 32
9.4 Soiling ratio . 32
9.5 Rainfall . 33
9.6 Snow . 33
9.7 Humidity . 33
10 Tracker system . 33
10.1 Single-axis trackers . 33
10.2 Dual-axis trackers . 33
10.2.1 Monitoring . 33
10.2.2 Pointing error sensor alignment . 33
11 Electrical measurements . 34
11.1 Inverter-level measurements . 34
11.2 Plant-level measurements . 34
12 Data processing and quality check . 35
12.1 Night . 35
12.2 Quality check . 35
12.2.1 Removing invalid readings . 35
12.2.2 Treatment of missing data . 35
13 Calculated parameters . 36
13.1 Overview. 36
13.2 Summations . 36
13.3 Irradiation . 36
13.4 Electrical energy . 37
13.4.1 General . 37
13.4.2 DC output energy . 37
13.4.3 AC output energy . 37
13.5 Array power rating . 37
13.5.1 DC power rating . 37
13.5.2 AC power rating . 38
13.6 Yields . 38
13.6.1 General . 38
13.6.2 PV array energy yield . 38
13.6.3 Final system yield . 38
13.6.4 Reference yield . 39
13.6.5 Bifacial reference yield . 39
13.7 Yield losses . 39
13.7.1 General . 39
13.7.2 Array capture loss . 39
13.7.3 Balance of systems (BOS) loss. 40
13.8 Efficiencies . 40
13.8.1 Array (DC) efficiency . 40
13.8.2 System (AC) efficiency . 40
13.8.3 BOS efficiency . 40
14 Performance metrics . 41
14.1 Overview. 41
14.2 Summations . 41
14.3 Performance ratios . 41
14.3.1 Performance ratio . 41

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14.3.2 Temperature-corrected performance ratios . 42
14.3.3 Bifacial performance ratios . 44
14.4 Performance indices . 44
15 Data filtering . 45
15.1 Use of available data . 45
15.2 Filtering data to specific conditions . 45
15.3 Reduced inverter, grid, or load availability . 45
Annex A (informative) Sampling interval . 46
A.1 General considerations . 46
A.2 Time constants . 46
A.3 Aliasing error . 46
A.4 Example. 47
Annex B (informative) Module temperature sensor selection and attachment . 48
B.1 Objective . 48
B.2 Sensor and material selection . 48
B.2.1 Optimal sensor types . 48
B.2.2 Optimal tapes . 48
B.2.3 Cyanoacrylate adhesives and backsheet integrity . 49
B.3 Sensor attachment . 49
B.3.1 Permanent versus temporary . 49
B.3.2 Attachment location . 49
B.3.3 Bifacial modules . 49
B.3.4 Method . 49
Annex C (normative) Soiling measurement using clean and soiled PV reference device
pair . 52
C.1 Overview. 52
C.2 Equipment . 52
C.3 Normalization . 52
C.4 Measurement method 1 – max power reduction due to soiling . 53
C.5 Measurement method 2 – short-circuit current reduction due to soiling . 53
C.6 Non-uniform soiling . 53
C.7 Daily average value . 54
C.8 Renormalization . 54
Annex D (informative) Derate factors . 55
Annex E (normative) Systems with local loads, storage, or auxiliary sources . 57
E.1 System types . 57
E.2 Parameters and formulas . 59
Bibliography . 66

Figure 1 – Possible elements of PV systems . 8
Figure 2 – Samples, records and reports . 17
Figure B.1 – Sensor attachment, permanent . 50
Figure B.2 – Sensor attachment, temporary . 50
Figure B.3 – Sensor element wire strain relief . 51
Figure E.1 – Energy flow between possible elements of different PV system types . 57

Table 1 – Sampling and recording interval requirements . 18

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Table 2 – Measured parameters and requirements . 20
Table 3 – Multiplier referenced in Table 2 . 23
Table 4 – Irradiance sensor requirements . 24
Table 5 – Inverter-level electrical measurement requirements . 34
Table 6 – Plant-level AC electrical output measurement requirements . 34
Table 7 – Calculated parameters . 36
Table 8 – Performance metrics . 41
Table E.1 – Elements of different PV system types . 58
Table E.2 – Parameters and formulas for different system types . 59

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